Understanding we are Worthy, Capable, Connected, and Called to Adventure for a more Joyful and Resilient Life
Hello, I’m Shelly, and I have a lot of evangelical grief. I don’t think I am alone in this. So, I thought I would write a blog post about it. Perhaps in writing this, other people who feel evangelical grief like I do won’t feel alone. And also, in writing this, maybe I will feel… Continue reading My Evangelical Grief
I want to write about why I am a Christian but not a Christian nationalist. First, I want to beg pardon of all my non-Christian and non-religious readers. This blog post will certainly have a lot of Christianity and spirituality in it. I still hope you find something valuable in the post. So, let me… Continue reading Why I am a Christian but Not a Christian Nationalist
Spirituality is for everyone. But we often don’t realize this because we hear very little about spirituality, or we get confusing messages about it. People define spirituality in different ways, but in this post, I define our spirituality as that part of us that that helps us connect with our higher self. We may conceive… Continue reading Spirituality: Why It’s for Everyone
This post is the most recent post in a series I am doing on my friends (and family!) who are doing cool things I want you to know about. You can read two other posts in this series here and here. In this post, I interview my friend, Justin Coutts. Justin blogs about and does… Continue reading What Celtic Spirituality Offers Us Today: An Interview With Justin Coutts
Are humans good or evil by nature? First, a Bit of Background At the small liberal arts college where I teach, I teach an introductory course called Foundations. It is a class that teaches freshmen the basics of reading, writing, and critical thinking, but it is also a lot more than that. The class focuses… Continue reading Are Humans Good or Evil by Nature?
Is the world is going to get worse until Jesus returns? I often hear people claim that it is, and this claim worries me for several reasons. In this post, I am writing from the perspective of someone who is a Christian reflecting on troubling things that I hear Christians say. So, I beg pardon… Continue reading Will the World Get Worse Until Jesus Returns?
This post is about practicing resurrections in all areas of our life. Today is Easter, and many people from the Christian tradition, like me, are celebrating the Resurrection. In the Christian tradition, resurrection refers to the resurrection of Christ from the tomb. But today I have also been thinking about how we can practice resurrections… Continue reading Practicing Resurrections in All Areas of Life
Suffering and Prayer: can they somehow lead us to hope? I believe they can, but it is not always immediately clear how. The world is full of beauty. But the world is also full of pain, violence, injustice, death and cruelty: suffering. Despite this suffering, we find ourselves longing for good things. We long for… Continue reading Suffering and Prayer: A Post for Everyone
I have long been fascinated by prayer. One reason for this, of course, is because prayer has been an important part of my life in one form or another since I was young. But I am also interested in prayer for another reason. Over the years, I have heard stories of people who didn’t really… Continue reading Prayer: When We Believe and When We Don’t
People lose their faith for a lot of reasons, but one of those reasons is exhaustion. Specifically, I am speaking about the exhaustion that comes from believing that God is mad at us. Or I am speaking about the exhaustion that comes from thinking that God is constantly looking down on us noticing all of… Continue reading When Faith Exhausts Us