To the Person Who Walked Away From the Church
To the person who walked away from the church: Hello, I’ve heard many different reasons people have walked away from their church, even a church…
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Dear Busy Mom, Church Isn’t About Perfection—It’s About Showing Up
This past Sunday, we walked into mass 10 minutes late. We did the awkward “thank you” wave to the couple who had to slide further into the pew to…
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Sometimes Church is Hard
I sat in a meeting. The discussion was heated. The conversation heavy. Hearts were burdened. Chests were puffed. Sorrow, pain, arrogance, curiosity,…
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To Jesus, From the Tired Mom Who’s Trying
Dear Jesus, You’ve given me these five children into my hands. I tell myself over and over again, “I AM BLESSED.” However, in the…
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You’ve Grown Before My Eyes Here in This Church
I stand next to you while the church band plays, amazed that you now tower four inches taller than me. How did you get so tall and your feet so big…
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I Was So Religious it Was Ruining Me
I didn’t grow up in church. I always knew God, I can remember him speaking to me as young as age eight, but I wasn’t raised by the Bible nor was…
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Watching My Dad Devote His Life to Ministry Has Taught Me: Our Pastors Need Our Support
I am a pastor’s daughter. I’ve seen firsthand the beauty and pain wrapped up in a life called to ministry for almost 30 years. I remember the…
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My Faith Isn’t Always Found In a Church
I can remember my mom waking me up at 7 a.m. on a Sunday morning when I was 14 years old and also doing the same thing to my older sister, whose room…
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To the Mom of the Rowdy Kids in Church
Remind yourself that Jesus loves the little children when the final “amen” is said, and your three-year-old yells “IT’S…
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To the Christian “Bad Girl” Who Wonders if She Belongs
Dear Christian “bad girl”, I see you. I know you. I am one of you. I’m also a Jesus-loving “bad girl”. I’ve done things many Christians…
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