The Intersection of Faith and Culture
It’s 6 a.m. Somebody’s screaming. You groggily make your way to the living room to investigate, and find your husband, passed out on the living room couch, with a beer in his hand. The screaming is coming from your big screen TV. And it’s the most disgusting sex scene you’ve ever seen […]
The big question has been popped. The ring’s on the finger. You can’t be more excited to grow old and wise with the person beside you. Your heart is full. But now you have to make this whole thing happen. It can be easy to get caught up in the […]
Charlene Jacobs’ shoulders shake as she covers her face in her hands. Her plain gold wedding band clinks against her glasses as she moves to collect herself. “After how many years, the pain still surfaces,” she says, her round brown eyes glistening as she sits across the table from me. […]
I got married about six months ago, less than one month before my 30th birthday. Last year at this time, I was both in my 20s and unmarried. I feel geriatric when I realize how my identity has shifted. And when I say things like, “I’m 30.” The fact is, […]
Sitting in the car with Dad, listening to the good old classics of the ’70s, like Alice Cooper’s “School’s out,” or The Kinks’ “Lola.” Good times. Phil Keaggy was on his way to becoming one of these rock legends; in fact, his band Glass Harp opened for many of the […]
Oh, Thanksgiving. The day when it’s socially acceptable to eat until you collapse onto the couch with zombie-like precision. When the only cure for your turkey-induced coma is to eat yet another slice of pumpkin pie. It’s a time when all your people gather together. When you can stop, take […]