Asking Why

March 30, 2011 Angie 4 Comments

A lot of why’s have been on my mind lately. When I was a kid, growing up in the somewhat conservative Church of Christ, there were plenty of adults in my life life willing to tell me what I should believe. I didn’t ask a whole lot of why’s where church matters were concerned. That …

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Hormones, Drama, Raw Edges, & Rambling

March 28, 2011 Angie 6 Comments

I’m really curious as to whether hormone fluctuations attract emotional drama or just magnify what’s been there all along so that it becomes glaringly, blatantly, unignorable. Really. I don’t need this. I need my brain chatter to shut up so my body can sleep at night. I need the sun to shine today and the …

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Preaching on the Gay Gene

February 23, 2011 Angie 15 Comments

Apparently one of our small town religious groups has awakened enough to recognize that just maybe it can acknowledge that science is suggesting there is a gene for homosexuality. Glory be. HOWEVER, apparently like the alcoholism gene, one can choose whether or not to act on that genetic urge. At least that’s what Sponge Bob …

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Thoughts on the Elderly

February 23, 2011 Angie 5 Comments

Younger generations don’t often recognize the stress and trauma our elders endure when their spouse crosses over. It’s compounded in unbelievable ways when the one who remains behind falls one too many times and the children decide it is time to move them to an assisted care facility. Even when it makes sense, when it’s in …

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Who Made Christ?

February 17, 2011 Angie 7 Comments

Who made Christ? Now there’s a loaded, cage-rattling question. I’d venture to bet the typical responses would range from “He’s always existed” to “God did” and everything in between. Now here’s my loaded, cage-rattling answer. Humans made Christ. Yep. I said that. I went there. “How dare she suggest such a thing?!,” you might indignantly …

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The Connectors

February 3, 2011 Angie 4 Comments

Prejudice. Bigotry. Racism. These are very ugly words. So ugly, in fact, that when my first child was born over 20 years ago, a made myself a promise. As she and her sisters grew, I refused to use race as a descriptor in identifying their friends. I did not want my children to grow up …

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An Adventurous Introvert

January 20, 2011 Angie 4 Comments

Personality tests are a lot of fun for me. Most of the time when I take them, I am mixed up and confused enough that no single dominant trait just screams to the world, “HEY, THIS DESCRIBES ANGIE PERFECTLY!!!!” Today was different. Maybe I’m getting really comfortable in my new skin. Today I took the …

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Analysis of an Attitude

January 8, 2011 Angie 7 Comments

“I’ve come to the conclusion that the story of Jesus speaks directly against the things embodied in American Christianity (at least, its most prominent forms). It’s amazing how far it’s come when people who (frequently, loudly) call themselves his followers are most commonly associated with mocking people who seek peace, with lambasting the poor for …

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Jesus Feeds the Multitude–A Miracle Retold

December 31, 2010 Angie 10 Comments

It was one of those epiphany moments. It was an instant in which everything came into clearer view. Something I always thought I knew and understood suddenly shifted into focus. The outcome was the same, however the details of the process were different. More importantly, my view of the message and purpose of Jesus shifted …

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2010: Looking Back So I Can Look Forward

December 29, 2010 Angie 10 Comments

Looking back is not something I typically do. There’s nothing a person can do to change what’s been done, and spending time dwelling on it is pretty much a waste of time. This year, however, I think it is important for me to look back at the past twelve months so that I can recognize …

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