I’ve been hearing a certain word a lot lately. Not “Christian nationalism” — we’ve talked about that. This one is older, and in some ways, that makes it more dangerous. The word is Christendom. Last… Read More »What Is Christendom — And Why Is It Suddenly Everywhere?
I audited a website last week. They’d been publishing faithfully for years—weekly ministry notes, event announcements, occasional updates. Nothing ranked. The problem? Google flagged 73% of their pages as thin content. Before you panic and… Read More »What is Thin Content?
I have wanted to be Laura Ingalls Wilder since I was about seven years old. Not the TV version — the real one. The one who described the smell of prairie grass and the sound… Read More »Proverbs 31 Woman
I’m writing this on a day when dinner was buttered noodles. Not a three-day braise. Not fresh-milled sourdough. Buttered noodles, because I work full time and by 6pm the toddler was past it and so… Read More »What Is Biblical Womanhood?
Should a wife obey her husband? It sounds like a question from another century. And yet, here we are in 2026, and it’s more relevant than ever. Years ago, as new seminary student and new… Read More »Should a Wife Obey Her Husband?
Genesis opens with a staggering claim about every person you will ever meet: “So God created mankind in his own image” (Genesis 1:27). Before culture, language, history, or nationality, there is divine imprint. I saw… Read More »Racism Isn’t Just Wrong—It’s Blasphemy
I spend a lot of my time reading faith blogs. Progressive Christian voices, deconstruction stories, justice-oriented theology—it’s part of how I stay connected to the broader conversation and how I learn what resonates with readers… Read More »Why Your Faith Blog Needs Variety (Not Just More Volume)
My Faith Tree and the Practice of Surrender “You say you’re a Christian, but you aren’t acting like it.” My husband said this to me a few weeks before Christmas, and honestly? It stung. Because… Read More »Trusting God in Hard Times
That’s Not Fear, That’s Clarity There’s a crocodile in the room. And someone I love keeps insisting on calling it a puppy. “It’s not a crocodile,” they say. “You’re living in fear. You’re catastrophizing. You’re… Read More »The Difference Between Living Afraid and Living Awake
Is Fear a Sin? What the Bible Really Says (And What It Doesn’t) By Hope Turner | Grace in the Margins God called Gideon a “mighty warrior” while he was literally hiding in a winepress,… Read More »Is Fear a Sin?