Thursday, May 2, 2024
Christians in America are overwhelmingly Protestant. In fact, about two thirds of the Americans who identify as Christian are Protestant, while less than 30% of them are Roman Catholic (Pew Research Team). Most know little about Eastern Orthodoxy, and those in Western and Northern Europe only a little more. Unlike […]
Do you ever make New Years’ resolutions? Those vows that motivated people make at the beginning of the year when they promise that they’ll eat healthier, read more books, or be kinder to their families. I know I make them, sometimes in my head, sometimes on paper. But I’m not […]
~Remembrance (September 4-5)~ [September 4] Hi, Journal That I Bought Two For One At Walmart. Shrep here. First of all, I have a confession. I’m an aspiring writer, but that doesn’t mean I keep a diary like Lai does. I mean, she’s encouraged me to journal, but I never saw […]
We were created and purposefully made to glorify God in everything—every breath and every heartbeat, every moment in between. 1 Corinthians 10:31 (NIV) reiterates, “So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.” And again it is proclaimed in Colossians 3:17 […]
~Amanda (September 3)~ Dear Matilda, Why did my fourteen years go by so quickly? I could swear that only yesterday, Aunt Amanda came roaring into Shrep’s life on a banged-up motorcycle while wearing a genuinely ripped pleather jacket. That actually happened seven years ago. Still, I’ve never forgotten the awe […]