One of my dearest friends is partially deaf in one ear. We met in college, and her persistence in conversations...
Time Trials of a Work-at-Home Mom+
The Olympics have brought intense competition, heartfelt emotion, and really good ads. Like my favorite commercial about Olympian Noelle Pikus-Pace, who won...
Singled Out in Church+
I love the church. I love that I grew up in the church. Because I love the people who cared...
Hands Off My Red Handle+
I was 12, maybe 13 years old. It was winter, and my cousins and I had spent the morning sledding....
Football Is Reality TV+
I had at least three Air Jordan posters on my bedroom wall and close to 70 of his cards arranged...
Too Young to Talk About Grief?+
This Memorial Day, Soulation releases a new book, Invitation to Tears: A Guide to Grieving Well. The authors, Jonalyn Fincher...
The Flaw in the Heart of the Crystal+
People of Eastern religions—Hindus, Buddhists, Jains—can breezily go on their way, totally ignoring, and ignorant of, the Jewish people, if...
Turning the Other Cheek: Emotional Slapping+
Editor’s note: This week we’re featuring something from the Sturdy Answers archives. Jesus told us to “turn the other cheek”...
Mom Sent Me Away So I’d Come Home+
Let me tell you some stories about my mom. She was a creative persuader. When I was a surly teenager...
Brave and Scared+
An Announcement from Dale and Jonalyn Fincher Our writing team at Soulation has published 525 articles across the span of...
Working Too Hard at Resting+
I’ve been practicing rest. Not just for the past few weeks or months, but for a number of years now....
Singled Out in Church+
I love the church. I love that I grew up in the church. Because I love the people who cared...
What and Why I Hoard+
The present is razor-thin; it’s always tumbling into the past before we enjoy it. My parents passed away not long ago....
Forget Bible Blockbusters; Give Me a Good Documentary+
There is a predictable march that begins anytime Hollywood opens its doors to a film with even a hint of...
Jesus Doesn’t Want You to Have Childlike Faith+
Editor’s note: See the end of this post, reprinted from the Sturdy Answers archives, for an invitation to learn how...
Turning the Other Cheek, Part 3: Responding+
In the Part Two we talked about how the most important part about turning the other cheek is to admit you’ve been...
Turning the Other Cheek, Part 2: Admitting It+
In Part 1, we discussed how every one of us has been “emotionally slapped” or treated cruelly by someone. How...
Crying Shame+
I’d wondered when it would come up, when someone from church—an elder, a deacon, a pastor, my boss— would mention...
Turning the Other Cheek: Emotional Slapping+
Editor’s note: This week we’re featuring something from the Sturdy Answers archives. Jesus told us to “turn the other cheek”...
Shattered by Shame+
An enormous cherry-wood table sits in the conference room at my workplace. The edges of the table are scraped and...