Before we moved, I had an amazing bookshelf my husband built for me, complete with a counter, cupboards, corkboard inspiration board and everything. But alas, it stayed with the house. And my computer is broken so I can’t dig out a picture of it. So now, I’m back to putting books on every available normal…
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Caris Adel
And Now, A Story
What I’m Into – Virginia
Pastor-Kings and Servant Leaders
“I didn’t go to religion to make me happy. I always knew a bottle of Port would do that. If you want a religion to make you feel really comfortable, I certainly don’t recommend Christianity.”- C.S. Lewis Sometimes Christian leadership feels like God is continually handing us Sauls, saying, ‘you wanted a leader,…
When On-Fire Ends in Embers
Though it pales in comparison To the overarching shadows, A speck of light can reignite the sun And swallow darkness whole. – Sleeping At Last He said “ Many of those stories highlight the bad parts of growing up evangelical.” And he’s right. My best memories and most formative moments happened over 9 summers…
We Wanted the Fire to Be Popular
From Farmers to Abolitionists – A Family Legacy
I’ve grown up knowing our story. Our family history, based on the patriarchal line. I know how the pioneers worked their way to this gorgeous prairie in southwest Michigan from England, by way of Delaware and Ohio. My ancestors were solidly Quaker. Nary a soldier among them. For someone who loves history, especially…
I Am From
I am from country roads and open spaces. From corn fields and the shoreline of Lake Michigan. I am from my grandparent’s farm. I’m from the sunrise peeking over the hill. Oatmeal in the morning. Metal grate clanging open, wood into stove. Morning news up loud downstairs, Upstairs snuggling under layers of blankets. I…
God Has A Plan, and Other Useless Advice
He interviewed for a job today. An interview we thought about turning down. Because the salary turned out to be much lower than the advertised amount. But how do you turn down what you need? So we crunched the numbers, and surprise, surprise, realized we could live on less than we thought. We could…
Shedding A Faith
I have been formed by a culture of newness. Even my existence is a testimony to the strength of the Shepherding Movement, and the only dead theologians I knew of until I was an adult were C.S. Lewis and Martin Luther. It was my two years at a Lutheran school that cemented the belief…