Carried Along
A blog about real life through the lens of Christ
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It’s true. Despite the many wonderful fathers I’ve had the privilege to know, a discussion of fathers quickly reminds us that we live in a fallen world. What’s funny? We all still want fathers, even those who’ve had the worst of experiences. If I could count the hours I’ve spent listening to kids talk about…
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Just like doing an activity in a new environment, confronting the issue of diversity in the body of Christ can be an uncomfortable activity. Different buildings (or none at all), music, worship styles, prayers, congregants, school choices, and political leanings are just a few of the challenges that can make us feel uneasy. While diversity…
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So blessed to be able to write this, especially after such a crazy year!Congratulations graduates! www.rocksolidfaith.ca/bible-verses-for-graduates/
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As we finish another school year, praying I will focus on God’s definition of success, and not the world’s. twitter.com/pcacdm/status/1291310561783951360
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In 1996, I taught English in Xingjian, a remote province in China. Bordering Kazakhstan and Mongolia, this obscure province is where Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon was filmed and is currently well known for the Uighur “reeducation camps” located there. My only longer-term (6 weeks) overseas experience left me with many insights: Denominational differences are not…
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While holidays tend to highlight the pain of the lonely and broken, the gospel gives comfort. Psalm 68 reminds us the God is “A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling. God sets the lonely in families. . . . “ (Psalm 86:5-6). James 1 explains, “Religion that…
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Yep. That’s definitely what’s happened to me. I am definitely weary. Tired of quarreling and fighting, promises of quick fixes that only seem to perpetuate society’s already ill state. On top of my frustration with the state of, well, everything, I seem to have spiritual amnesia. I somehow believe that I am living in the…
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In the year 2000, I began a six year stint as a teacher in a treatment facility. I had just moved back my home state of Montana, after spending 6 years in Oklahoma and Texas, when my Grandmother died tragically. I missed my family, and I was really questioning how I had spent so many…
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Faith-Based Parenting: Restrictive or Compassionate? img_0825 — Read on box5297.temp.domains/~carrifk7/
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In 22 years of teaching in public schools, I’ve seen a lot of change. Technological advances, educational trends, parenting styles, behavioral patterns; a lot has changed. One particular change, a growing movement over the years, is that of atheism or agnosticism. In short, many more parents of this generation have decided to raise their children…
Carried Along 