For our first Christmas together, my husband and I are feeling somewhat displaced. We have no Christmas tree, no poinsettias, not even a pinecone. There’s not a single ornament in sight. We haven’t decked any halls, roasted any chestnuts, or jingled any bells. But we’re not Grinches, we’re just moving. We are saying goodbye to…
“Ding Dong, Ding Dong!” The bells toll their melodic tune over and over again, and it is music to my ears. It is an invitation to pause and recall the gift of the Christmas season. As I look up, there is a man standing there with a white beard, Santa hat, and a big grin…
Last fall I stood in a row of purple dresses in a sunny field, about to watch a radiant couple take their wedding vows, when the officiating pastor dropped a bomb. Seriously? I thought, You’re really going to go there? We were in the middle of a beautiful autumn wedding, and he was going to…
When I was a kid growing up in Central Pennsylvania, we used to have some serious snow storms. I remember getting so excited about snow days, which meant my siblings and I got to play outside in the snow all day instead of going to school. If we were really lucky, we had a power…
Submission. Headship. What was your first reaction when you read those words? Did you bristle? Cringe? I’m willing to bet you didn’t get a warm fuzzy feeling. The topic of leadership and submission in marriage is one of the least popular in our society, even among Christians. It’s also one of the most misinterpreted. Couples…
