The Day the Heating Elements Quit

The Day the Heating Elements Quit

Yesterday was a funny day. Our dryer—that is, the dryer we were generously gifted 12 years ago when a family friend was upgrading their already decade-old appliances—finally decided to stop performing its primary function. The motor still turned, the barrel still...
The Assembling of Ourselves

The Assembling of Ourselves

Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful. And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one...
Do I Really Deserve to Be Here?

Do I Really Deserve to Be Here?

Out of all three questions we’ve been discussing these past few weeks, this is the easiest one to answer. No. Of course you don’t deserve to be here. But that’s the point, isn’t it? We talked about this earlier. No one in the Church is perfect. No one here deserves to...
Am I Really Contributing Anything?

Am I Really Contributing Anything?

We’ve been talking about Christian impostor syndrome for the last couple weeks, looking at three questions designed to help us grapple with those feelings of inadequacy. Today, we’re asking the second of those three questions: “Am I really contributing anything?”...
Am I Really Forgiven?

Am I Really Forgiven?

Last week, we started talking about Christian impostor syndrome. The amount of comments you all left on that post is a testament to how much this issue is something the people of God wrestle with. This post is where we’ll examine the first of three questions we need...