Alternatives to Celebrating Halloween
Though I myself enjoy dressing up, eating my weight in candy, and listening to the “Monster Mash,” I can respect the fact that plenty of people view the holiday as evil.
Though I myself enjoy dressing up, eating my weight in candy, and listening to the “Monster Mash,” I can respect the fact that plenty of people view the holiday as evil.
For several years after my first loss, October just frustrated me because I didn’t want to be a part of the “sad” events. However, in 2017, after the loss of our second baby, I realized October is important.
The great Halloween debate among Christian parents is about to go down any minute now. Don’t be caught off guard as you’re casually scrolling through social media and, bam, you’re faced with the dilemma once again.
We have just entered into a transitional season of time according to the Hebrew calendar, the month of Elul is the sixth month of the year and a time to prepare for the Fall Feasts.
Even though I’m no longer in front of the classroom, I thought I’d share my best first-year teacher tips in honor of back-to-school week.
I have recently noticed that my bad days of body shame do not just pop out of nowhere. They start with something silly and small.
The rain comes down in a torrent sweep
And the nights smell warm and piney,
The garden thrives, but the tender shoots
Are yellow-green and tiny.
We aren’t doing much this summer, not compared to everyone else. I sit and scroll through endless social media posts of people and families enjoying their vacations and I feel like the most boring person ever.
I realized that I was being consumed by social media and what I was seeing to an unhealthy level. What I was seeing on social media was consuming my every thought.
If given the chance, I would’ve run on stage, halted the processional music, and read to them a better graduation speech.
On this Father’s Day, I want to give a special shout out to all the dads in the waiting. I just want to remind you that God sees you.
Doing, with courage stern and grim,
The deeds that his father did for him.
This is the line that for him I pen,
Only a dad, but the best of men.
David was a much better king than he was a father. Many men who are great at their jobs or in church work fail to lead the next generation of their family
God rest you, happy gentlemen,
Who laid your good lives down
Who took the khaki and the gun
Instead of cap and gown.
This world doesn’t need more physicians, attorneys, or computer geniuses (even though these things are amazing); what we need are men and women who realize that love is the very best dream to pursue.
What is all this juice and all this joy? A strain of the earth’s sweet being in the beginning In Eden garden.
The impact of mothers in our lives is undeniable, and it is not just our birth mothers who leave a print on our hearts.
With unique structure and formatting, Herbert brings a visual representation to the hope we’ve found in Christ Jesus.
“Rabbi!” I said. Tears of a different kind now began pouring out. There were no more questions. No more confusion. Jesus was here.
Many approach Easter with the triumphant and tragic depiction of the cross. But even before we had a cross, we had a manger.
How many of us go to church and lift our hands and celebrate that our Jesus defeated death but still walk around defeated?
Listening to difficult questions about the future feels a lot like that Saturday. Some days, it is tough to remember that on Sunday Jesus wins.
With a loud cry, Jesus said, “It is finished!” Immediately, His head hung low, and His knees buckled completely. He was no longer breathing.
Jesus took the time to pray for us before He was betrayed
and then He sacrificed His holy life to take our sins away
