“The Bible says I will run and not grow weary,” I told my doctor. “I’m a runner, so I’m going to run.” He looked at me—a person who had had already undergone foot surgery, X-rays, a painful cortisone shot, and now, custom orthotics—and said, smiling, “You can bike and not grow weary. You can swim…
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How Much Is Enough? Part Two
In part one, I shared my childhood experiences of getting caught up in religious traditions. For someone like me who grew up in church, those traditions—or sacred cows as Andrew calls them—became inevitable. Through wrong teaching and a “creative” big brother, I lived in fear of such things as being struck by lightning or facing…
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How Much Is Enough? Part One
“If we really understood the goodness of God without any religious baggage that held us back, I guarantee you, all of your problems would be over.” Andrew Wommack We called them pew races. My brother and I stood on a back pew, he said, “Go!” and we were off. The goal was to climb over…
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So They Could Choose
Breath of heaven Hold me together Be forever near me Breath of heaven I had just had my second child during the Christmas season, and this particular song by Christian artist Amy Grant spoke to me. In it, she sings from the perspective of Mary on her way to Bethlehem shortly before giving birth to…
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Money Finder
“A quarter!” My five-year-old daughter picked up the shiny coin from the grocery store floor. My husband and I smiled, while her older siblings looked disappointed. I knew exactly what they were thinking: Why is she the one who always finds money? It was true. Our youngest child seemed to find a coin or bill…
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