This is a bit long, but if you like books, you’ll probably like this! Stress does two things. It exposes the broken pieces of your soul. And then it picks up your body, your life, your relationships, your money, your house, all the things that make up you as uniquely you, and it…
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Caris Adel
The Realities of Voting
Diving Deep to Love Well
“Unless they see the reality, they will not understand.” – Half the Sky Opening our eyes to true reality is essential to authentic love. Wanting to understand who people are and why their lives have the shape that they do is a prerequisite to honest relationship. Brokenness and pain don’t just drop out of the sky…
Watch Documentaries and Foreign Films
I love watching documentaries, foreign films, and independent films. By far my most favorite genre is Bollywood, and my least favorite is Iranian movies. (Although I do mean to give the Oscar-winning film, A Separation, a try.) I love lists from respected reviewers, like these from Jeffery Overstreet. (Although I think my husband wished I didn’t listen to…
Cultivate A Broader Perspective
“It’s very important to have a broader perspective. Torture has gone on, kind of everywhere and every time.”Anderson said. “It’s not a novelty, and in conflicts, bad stuff happens, so it should not surprise us.” A broader perspective brings our own little world into view. When we open our eyes to the people of…
31 Days to Loving the World
I’ve had serious writer’s block since Story, which is odd. You’d think that after being so creatively inspired I’d be bleeding ideas. But no. I did have a couple of ideas today, after trying and trying to figure out how to write about what I want to write about. And then I saw that this month…
Story Made Alive
How 3 Books Turned Me Into A Feminist
“I think she’ll be a good pastor,” I said. We were talking about my friend, who was headed to seminary. The reply came swift, full of certainty and disapproval. “The Bible is clear that women can’t be pastors, so if she gets that wrong, what else is she going to get wrong?” ***** I…
I Survived My 20s – Dreams
I love the movie Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist. When I watch it, I relive my dream from high school. My dreams were to move to New York City and spend my 20s living the city life– whatever that meant. The issue of cost never did resolve itself. My more realistic plan was to get…