One's conversion to Christianity often includes a dramatic overwhelming God-moment. Something incredible happens when the Holy Spirit breaks through and speaks to you directly. This type of encounter with God usually causes a change, or pivot, from doubt to belief. When God shows up, the ...
What Are the Pitfalls of Checklist Christianity?
When I became a Christian over twenty years ago, I wanted to know the best ways to fully engage with my new faith and become a devoted follower of Christ. While I grew up in Christian Science and attended church with my family regularly, I didn’t really understand that Christianity hinged on the ...
What is My Purpose After Motherhood?
I rattled off some details about my life, slightly nervous to bear my soul to a complete stranger. So goes it when you begin a relationship with a new therapist—one part medicine, one part confessional. Without too much warning, she asks me point blank, "It sounds like you're wrestling with ...
10 Bible Verses About Anxiety
To be human is to have certain levels of stress related to work, family, and life itself. According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, Anxiety disorders affect nearly 40 million adults ages 18 and up (that's 19.1% of people in America). This statistic equates to anxiety being the ...
How to Write Your Story of Leaving Christian Science
Writing can be a therapeutic way to process meaningful events in your life. Leaving your family's religion, or any religious group can be emotional and even traumatic. When I first wrote my story of leaving Christian Science, I found that it took lots of time to recall and process all the details ...
Everyday Love [Poem]
With each passing year, I appreciate my marriage to my husband more and more. In talking with my writing friends, we began talking about the joys of "everyday" normal life (after Covid). When the world is shaken and everything turns topsy turvy, taking stock of the regular, everyday, run-of-the-mill ...