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It’s been an interesting week for me artistically. I’m listening to three songs from Nichole Nordeman’s long-awaited new project, The Unmaking. The basic theme is that sometimes God tears down all the things we build and leaves us standing there, wondering what to do next. Then He rebuilds in ways we never could have imagined. As […]
Read MoreI don’t struggle with forgiveness because the Psalms -particularly the ones scrawled by King David – are perfect for people like me who don’t get over things immediately or think loving thoughts of light and healing in the face of an ugliness and betrayal. The Psalms assure me that people who do wicked things? They. […]
Read MoreThe Cherubs started school today. As my Southern friends would say, THANK THE SWEET LORD BABY JESUS. I’m not sure how it is for other families, but our little blossoms need structure to bloom. And while I’m acing the whole love/feed/clothe them aspect of parenting, the creation of structure is not my strength. So I’m […]
Read MoreI know I rave about books a lot here – I tend towards the jazz hands side on the review scale of life (Which is essentially: Ballet = “I found this to be a quiet, but important, read;” Modern Dance = “this book is weird;” Jazz Hands = “OMIGOSH I WANT TO HAND THIS TO YOU […]
Read MoreThe Josh Duggar thing. Gah. I’m in that sad place of being horrified, but not entirely surprised. Back when I first admitted to my friends that I was considering faith in Jesus (picture me tiptoeing carefully into some of the most awkward conversations of my life), one friend asked, “But aren’t you bothered by all […]
Read MoreSo I’m really glad I became a blog slacker BEFORE The Cherubs arrived, because now there’s no danger that I’ll blame these long dry spells on parenthood. This season has confirmed for me yet again that while I’m wildly adaptable in the midst of life’s turns and swerves, at heart I’m a creature of habit. […]
Read MoreBelieve: Student Edition – Living the Story to Become Like Jesus is a collection of Bible passages assembled according to themes of Christian faith. There’s a chapter on what we believe about God, for example. I’d call it an excellent research tool if you’re preparing a talk, or even just doing personal research on an […]
Read MoreThis book was terrible. Spinster: Making a Life of One’s Own is ostensibly one woman’s thoughts on bucking the social “norm” of marriage and setting out to live a life of one’s own. But the reader quickly learns that this is not really that book. Instead, it’s a chronology of the author’s selfish whims and […]
Read MoreBack in May, a woman I’ll call Robin emailed me and asked, “Are you going to do another 40 Days of Faith?” I didn’t know how to answer. Just to be clear, I don’t receive stacks of emails asking for my continued contribution to the online world. I haven’t really been a writer for a […]
Read MoreI found Anything by Jennie Allen to be both inspired and frustrating. Inspired because the Workbook in the back of the book is fantastic, with thought-provoking questions and an interesting layout. She has a nice teaching style. Frustrating, because in the main part of the book, the author repeatedly sets up big scenes and then doesn’t […]
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Trish Ryan 