February 6, 2022Cast-off Day! This was the day I'd been waiting for, the moment my arm would be released from its rigid fiberglass and gauze binding and entrusted with a cozy removable one. Technically a splint, my new accessory was soft, secure, wrapped in Velcro and straps, and best of all, black. If I squinted… Continue reading Memoirs of a Radius, Pt. 2
December 29, 2021We just wanted to get out of the house. Well really, my daughter did. I would have been more than content to sit by the rainy window reading and/or binge-streaming for the whole rest of my life. But it was nearing the end of winter break, and my girl needed a break from… Continue reading Memoirs of a Radius, Pt. 1
My favorite thing about Christmas has always been the movies, and my favorite Christmas movie, hands down, is A Christmas Story. As anyone who has known me for more than five minutes probably knows, one of the main reasons is that it was written about my childhood hometown. Author Jean Shepherd also grew up in Hammond, Indiana and… Continue reading A Worthy Sequel
Here are some of my favorite accidental worship songs and their lyrics which speak to me...I hope you love them as much as I do, and that you hear your own message of God's love for you in your playlist today.
I've been a church-going girl all of my life, literally since I was born. Christianity has always played a huge role in my life and worldview, and a key expression of that for me is attending church. In my strongest moments, I show up, worship, connect with or encourage someone else there, and take home… Continue reading cross/fit
Horror stories exist as a means of helping us explore our fears. They make us single out the fear, look it in the eye, and ask ourselves, "Why is this here and what are we going to do about it?" Here are my Top 10 current favorite scary stories; what are yours? #10 - Scream… Continue reading Top 10 Scary Stories
If you go to church, and especially if you're in church leadership, you probably heard about a Gallup poll published back in March reporting that church membership in the U.S. has fallen below 50% of the population for the first time in polling history. Most of us kind of knew church was trending down due… Continue reading Define “Good”
Wherever there is a process, there will eventually be a jam. Such is the nature of life in this fallen world, and I have mostly come to accept it so as to preserve what few full-color strands of hair I have left. Some jams I am prepared for, because they kind of make sense and… Continue reading jammed
We Star Wars fans represent both the best and the worst in all the fandoms. On the dark side, we have the misogynists, flunkies, and trolls who translate their "love" for the original trilogy into cruelty so strong that it has broken the hearts and affected the careers of Kelly Tran, Jake Lloyd, Hayden Christensen,… Continue reading In Defense of The Phantom Menace
"ALL HOMOSEXUALS ARE GOING TO HELL! ALL LIARS ARE GOING TO HELL! ALL DRUNKS AND DRUGGIES ARE GOING TO HELL!..." These were the jarring yet familiar words bombasting my aunt's and my ears as we waited in line for the (beautiful! powerful! amazing!) U2 concert last weekend. I've lived in the South off and on… Continue reading Please Stop Telling Christians Not to Hate People. Here’s Why…
Lucinda S. Sutton 