Friends
FRIENDSHIP VS. FANSHIP “I just don’t fit in anywhere. I feel alone most of the time, except with my husband. I really don’t have any friends; I don’t have time to hang out with people as friends. We don’t really talk to any other pastors.” I have met quite a few pastors and leaders who […]
Mean Girls and Modesty
LAY OFF THE LADIES I still cringe a little bit inside, remembering. I was in my mid-twenties and single again. I’d dropped a few pounds, having lost my appetite for a while after my husband died. I went into my office and found a note that had been slipped under the door. As I opened […]
Instagram, Self-torture, Measuring Tape, and Pineapples
INSTAGRAM AND MENTAL SELF-MUTILATION The latest apps like Picflow or Video Story sew a bunch of photos together into one Instagram slide show—perfect for your year in review. My photo stream is full of them today. I can see the 2013 highlight reel of any number of friends in snapshots. It’s funny how fantastic this […]