Opening my eyes, I could tell that it had been a rough night. My throat was dry, my head was pounding, and even the very slightest movement made me want to puke. Then I heard...
"Silent night, Holy night, all is calm, all is bright..."
We all know the words. Even if you aren't a Christian, you can sing the song. For most, it's the Christmas-card-perfect ideal of what Christmas is...
I experience depression. There are moments in my life which feel so large that I simply can't seem to comfortably get my mind around them.
I am not suicidal, and my life is filled with gifts...
Yesterday was the 14th anniversary of the horrible attack on the World Trade Center in New York City, September 11, 2001. It was a day that has defined the last 14 years of this country's...
I haven't written in a couple of weeks, so I decided to tell you why.
I have an illness. You can't see it. It doesn't cause me to be in a wheelchair or have a...
Rape risk reduction strategies for those who have trouble understanding consent.
What to focus on when Christmas depression sets in.
I have no words. Just going to leave this here...
Me: Hello
Caller: Hello. Can I speak with Melanie?
Me: This is she.
Caller: Oh, good! Melanie this is Joe Smith with Acme surveys. Do you remember three weeks ago when someone was in your neighborhood and...
When I taught AP Human Geography, I discovered a series of videos that went very well with our assigned curriculum, Power of Place. The second volume of the video series is entitled Boundaries and Borderlands.
“The...
I am so ashamed of the way we as human beings, much less Christians, are responding to this refugee situation. Should we be helping refugees? There are people who are sick, they are hungry, they...
Isaiah 41:10
Don’t fear, because I am with you; don’t be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, I will surely help you; I will hold you with my righteous strong hand.
To be honest, I am at a...
if I pass you on the street and see you crying,
if you look afraid or unsure or alone,
am I not supposed to stand by you
if not me, then who?
if I see someone shouting hatred,
calling names,...
I am so tired of the violence, negativity, and pain. So this New Year, I am starting off with a simple little feel good which represents my outlook on life.
Matthew 25:40
And the king will answer...
When is it time to get over the divorce and move on?
God sent the angel Gabriel to the little town of Nazareth, a tiny insignificant village on the outskirts of Galilee. There, the angel found a young girl, who though not yet married, was betrothed to be...
John Wesley, founder of the religious movement known as Methodism, was a very spiritual man. He woke every morning at 4am to read from his Bible and pray for three hours. He was well educated,...
Scripture Reading: Genesis 28:10-19a
Remember this story from my Bible study last week? Isaac, the son of Abraham, needed a wife. So a servant of Abraham had traveled back to their homeland to find a proper wife for...
Do you believe that exercise is good for you? That we should really all do it? That you would be healthier, happier, and live a more productive life if you exercised and ate a healthier...
I write a Christian left blog. The site I write for is a far left, radically liberal site called Liberal America. It focuses especially on issues of the marginalized, poverty, corporate greed, bigotry, discrimination, and...
