I think the other nine commandments may be easier to obey because they appear to be more about what we can do to be more holy or live more righteous lives. But the holy Sabbath is all about remembering how much we cannot do, how much we don't control, and how much we need Someone else to handle it all for us.
Read MoreAt the moment when my heart was made right before God, was the rest of my life supposed to seem right, too? If it was, why do I feel like I'm now more aware of what's missing from my existence, not less?
Read MoreTo many nonbelievers and former churchgoers, the best way to describe the church is that it's full of "self righteous" and "hypocritical" people who preach a better game than they practice, and then expect far more of those around them. Maybe they're right, in some cases - although as a lifelong Christian and churchgoer I have yet to find nearly as many holier-than-thou people in the church as they'd like you to believe. What I have found more of, unfortunately, is the kind of people I might describe as "holier than God."
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a Pacific Northwest-native writer, photographer, and Bible nerd with a lot of big ideas and a never-ending sense of homesick. Here, in words and in images, I process my inmost thoughts and invite you along on my lifelong pursuit of truth + beauty - ever inspired and sustained by the changeless nature of my beautiful God, and by the hope He offers in His Story.
