Christian Gossip: 5 Common Disguises of What Should be an Oxymoron
Christian gossip. Ponder that term with me for a moment… Shouldn’t it be an oxymoron? [bctt tweet=”‘Christian gossip’ should be an oxymoron. – Caitlin Meadows”]…
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How Conflict Can be a Good Thing
Conflict is the key ingredient to every compelling story. Without it, there’s no plot. This ingredient captivates the audience’s attention. The more impossible the situation,…
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Five Habits of Jesus-Followers Who Make “Christian Gossip” an Oxymoron
Gossip. It is to modern Christianity what speeding is to modern society. An infraction at worst. Not even a misdemeanor. We know we’re not supposed to…
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Why Character Trumps Accomplishment
A few times each week, I make an elaborate plan to sabotage myself. The assassination of my own character is often an inevitable result. I call it…
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Why Communicating Boundaries is Good
Have you set appropriate boundaries in your life? One way to evaluate this is to consider your relationship with the word “no”. Do you mind hearing…
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How You Can Clarify Your Calling
Growing up, we have grand dreams of adulthood. A vision of being able to fill our days with things that bring us joy and fulfillment…
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Faith of our Mothers: Honoring the Church Mothers
Our eyes would connect at our church service each week as we sought one another out to embrace. Her eyes, tired from the failing health…
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Serving Jesus Even When Your Eyes Reflect Poop
Is this what I’m destined to become? Recoiling with disgust at the abject prospect, I now eyed these women with cynical wariness. Yes, they seemed normal. And up…
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How to Fold Laundry… As Unto Jesus
I just abandoned my laundry basket. It’s over half-full of warm, clean clothes. The rest are folded on the couch. Normally I don’t leave chores…
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Re-Created to Meet a Need: Knowing When to Jump In
I like when I can meet another person’s need. This, of course, is not a personality trait unique to me. In fact, I’d be surprised…
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