The Dirtiest One Another

Worm dung farmer, sewer inspector, chimney sweeper, hot tar roofer, garbage pit technician, and avian vomitologist—these are just a handful of the occupations that host Mike Rowe investigated in his long-running series Dirty Jobs. Certainly, a job that requires the study of any type of refuse or animal waste easily qualifies as “dirty.” While I … Continue reading The Dirtiest One Another →

Embracing Jesus’ Mindset of Surrender

While winter still has a few punches left to land, spring is finally making its way to the upper Midwest. After multiple school cancellations due not to snow but to temperatures twenty below zero (without windchill), we’re definitely ready for some warmer weather. Around here, even the 30’s are greeted with smiles and t-shirts. The … Continue reading Embracing Jesus’ Mindset of Surrender →

Are You Leaning on Your Own Understanding?

In the summer of 1972, just weeks before a terrorist attack would be perpetrated against Israeli Olympians competing at the games in Munich and months before the Watergate scandal would break, Bill Withers climbed to the top of the pop music charts with his most famous track, “Lean on Me.” A declaration of relational fidelity … Continue reading Are You Leaning on Your Own Understanding? →

How Do You Approach the Word?

I’m afraid we have one of those dogs: the type that’s the bane of every delivery person’s existence. He’s big and intimidating-looking, and he barks with such ferocity whenever a delivery truck pulls up that surely the poor person inside thinks that no parcel could possibly be worth a fight with Cujo. However, Huxley’s bark … Continue reading How Do You Approach the Word? →

Breaking Gender Stereotypes to the Glory of God

I guess I was always a different sort of girl. I rarely if ever played with dolls. I played football with the boys at recess and left jump rope to the girls. I detested wearing skirts, dresses, or anything pink, preferring instead jeans, t-shirts, and tennis shoes. My long hair always went into a pony … Continue reading Breaking Gender Stereotypes to the Glory of God →

The Addiction We All Have (And What to Do About It)

You walk away from a conversation and wonder, “Should I have said that? Did I just sound like a total idiot? Maybe I should have said something else.” Before you go to a party, you text at least two other people to find out what they’re wearing so that you don’t wear the wrong thing. … Continue reading The Addiction We All Have (And What to Do About It) →

Don’t Give Up on That Hard Relationship

Hard relationships. Something none of us want, but all of us have. Maybe it’s a difficult parent/child relationship. You’re not sure where things went wrong with your mom or dad, but you can hardly remember a time when the relationship wasn’t strained. Maybe your own kid fights you on everything and always seems to be … Continue reading Don’t Give Up on That Hard Relationship →