I was saddened but I wasn’t totally shocked when I heard the recent news about Josh Duggar. I could see how such atrocities could have happened in such a family. No — I’m not agreeing with the vicious critics who say they “saw it coming” and place blame on Christianity or traditional gender roles. The […]
Archives for May 2015
Smartphone Rules
Like most people, I benefit greatly from the use of my smartphone– but sometimes I get the urge to throw it over a cliff. We all know how addictive smartphones are and how harmful that addiction can be to our physical, social, psychological, emotional, and relational health. After months of frustration with my own addiction […]
Why I Don’t Want to Stay Young
My twenty-fifth birthday is in a month and I have to admit I have felt somewhat apprehensive about it. Yes, I know in the grand scheme of life I’m quite young. But the mid-twenties are really the beginning of the end, at least physically, and they are also the unquestionable end of adolescence. Of course, our culture’s extended […]