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When I was in college, I had a roommate who felt everything very deeply, and sometimes it seemed as though she'd cast me as a supporting role in the drama…

"Ms. Hewett, I think of you as a bad Christian." "Go on, why is that?" "Because you're a good person. And you don't do what the Bible says." "Really? What…

I had a whole different post in mind yesterday after some really good conversations with students this week, but then this morning I had the privilege of reading the ascension…

Today's post comes to you in disjointed stories as I stitch together the lessons I'm learning and the lies I'm rooting out of my life. Please bear with me in…

Praise the Lord, I have documentation from my insurance advocate that they will cover reimbursement and ongoing payments for my catheters under this current plan. That’s a temporary solution (I’m…

It's overcast and rainy here in Kandern; it has been for several days. The forecast predicts more weather like this and a thunderstorm soon. I wrote a youth group talk…

Last night as I was trying to fall asleep, I had a great idea for a blog post. Then I, by the grace of God, managed to fall asleep and…

I cut my hair off on Monday. Like, a lot of it. I chopped nearly a foot off in a braid, and my housemate took clippers to the rest. After…

Shannon and I were talking this week about how I've had access to Disney + for weeks now but have yet to watch High School Musical: The Musical: The Series.…

Years ago several of my students were struggling with feelings of helplessness and hopelessness. They found solace making a joke about suicide based on a video game they all played.…

Listening to this podcast is a better use of your time than my blog; come back here for commentary on this episode: https://bibleproject.com/podcast/taking-gods-name-vain/ I listen to a lot of podcasts…

Dr. Schaak used to always tell our literature classes at Multnomah, "The goal of literature is empathy." I told my students that in our last gathering all together on Friday…

My TA was getting some addresses for me this week and writing them on envelopes I hoped to have sent out months ago. Yesterday, I also spent a good amount…

I don't post absolutely everything on the internet, but the euphemistic pain I was describing in last week's post only got worse through this past week. I'm on the mend…

"How are you today?" one of my AP seniors asked when he came into the room Wednesday. "Honestly, not great," I told him since I'd already confessed to a different…

I am, as the kids say these days, salty - but for other reasons than you'd think. This morning's sermon included discussion of the salt and light metaphors Jesus uses.…

For those of you praying along with me for miracles these forty days, please read aloud this Psalm with my name and ask God to reveal new feeling and function…

For those of you praying along with me for miracles these forty days, please read aloud this Psalm with my name and ask God to reveal new feeling and function…