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Archive for the ‘lament’ Category
Why I Believe in Regrets
April 4th, 2012 by Jonalyn
I’ve met people who say they live with “no regrets.” Frankly, I just don’t get that. Doesn’t regret mean “wishing you had done something differently”? Don’t we all wish we’d done some things differently? Maybe Christians tend to be so delighted when God uses our mistakes we forget that our mistakes were, well, mis-steps. Regret [...]
Tags: family, pain, spiritual growth, vulnerability
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Eating an Orange: Women and Food
February 22nd, 2012 by Jonalyn
I sat with an unpeeled orange in my lap looking out over the snowy hill. I could see the spot where we buried Lady Lucia, our oldest, loveliest corgi’s body (The Day Lucy Fell Into Shadow), the earth a little more scarred from the effort of digging a grave in the winter (Digging) I suppose [...]
Tags: body, food, marriage, motherhood, pain, sex
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When a Man You Love Was Abused – Book Review
August 17th, 2011 by Jonalyn
There is a silent epidemic among the men we know and love. For every six men, one has been sexually abused. Why read a book on men and sexual abuse? To put it simply and confidentially, I know men who have been sexually abused. I want to understand them and love them better. I’ve pored over [...]
Tags: apologetics, body, family, feminin/masculin-ity, Gender Studies, marriage, pain, reviews, sex, vulnerability
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In Pain . . . Blessed are You
July 26th, 2011 by Jonalyn
Now I know Jesus wasn’t a masochist, but when a childhood friend drops you like a hot potato, when she tries to hurt you and talks behind your back, when she makes your life miserable and you consider unfriending her on facebook (gasp!) when you want to move toIceland to get away, where does Jesus get [...]
Tags: apologetics, loving Jesus, pain, spiritual growth, vulnerability
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Washed and Waiting: Reflections on Christian Faithfulness and Homosexuality
January 6th, 2011 by Jonalyn
New Year’s Resolutions seem like a great way to get egg on your face, because who really keeps them the whole year? Yet, with typical zeal and determination, I’ve joined the ranks of attempting to make a resolution. I’m going to try to read about a book a week. “About” because some book are so [...]
Tags: feminin/masculin-ity, loving Jesus, marriage, pain, politics, prejudice, sex, spiritual growth, vulnerability
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Family, Crisis and Beautiful Wings
December 15th, 2010 by Jonalyn
I just sat down with a toasted everything bagel and raspberry hot tea. It’s my special morning time (happens only a few times a week) to write. In the last post I promised to write about family and crisis, how the week before Thanksgiving I got a call from Dale that my dad’s ATV had [...]
Tags: beauty, family, feminin/masculin-ity, pain, vulnerability
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When Women Carry . . . Handguns: Sergeant Kimberly Munley and Fort Hood
November 7th, 2009 by Jonalyn
The recent shooting at Fort Hood has left me sober, but also grateful. If you have not heard the story I recommend you read it here:”Hash Browns, Then 4 Minutes of Chaos.” Below is a significant section that I want to highlight this morning: “Kimberly Munley, a 35-year-old police officer, happened to be nearby, waiting [...]
Tags: Gender Studies, loving Jesus, pain, politics, prejudice, vulnerability
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