We are constantly feeling guilty about things that are not sinful, they’re just part of being a creature. And when we get confused between our finitude and sin, it actually distorts the Christian life. It distorts our worship, it distorts what Christian faithfulness looks like, in our relationships. – Kelly Kapic In my last blog…

Is there a reason for the seeming rise in health issues in young ladies? From both my observations and personal experience, I would argue unneeded stress plays a role in many hormonal, digestive, and adrenal issues many of us face. While there are certainly physical factors (and doctors are great!), what impact would exchanging the…

Feminine mystery has virtually disappeared. In our age of social media, disclosure and vulnerability are touted as the greatest virtues. We women are praised for our uncanny ability to post our deepest struggles and secret joys all over social media for the world to see. I’ve noticed some of the most viewed posts are when…

Exactly 503 years ago today, Martin Luther nailed the Ninety-Five Theses to the church door in Wittenburg, Germany, launching the Protestant Reformation. The act was far less a public press release as it was an invitation to an academic debate, much like publishing a controversial article in an academic journal. But thanks to the recent…

“You’re a three as well?” “You’re the only five I’ve ever met in my life!” “I can’t believe you both are eights and are dating!” An excited string of comments lit up the room when a member of the campus discipleship team mentioned the enneagram. I could only look around and chuckle — incredulously —…

“You were homeschooled too?” I had a joined a couple of our discipleship group leader girls in the cafeteria over lunch. It was as if a spark went off. Suddenly, we could share about our experiences taking co-op classes and laugh about fifteen-passenger vans (especially the ones with at least ten mini-people bumper stickers on…