As we approach the date for the Republican National Convention in July, and after what undoubtedly has been the most controversial and divisive primaries in Republican Party history, billionaire businessman Donald Trump is now the presumptive Republican presidential nominee. And with representatives in the House and Senate, including House Speaker Paul Ryan, still not “ready to support” the real estate mogul as of last week, the party remains strongly divided, and, from this outsider’s Continue Reading
Trusting God in Our Loneliness {Atlanta Journal Constitution}
It was Friday night. I absently stared at the television, feeling lonely. Looking through my phone book, I knew that the options were not good. The friends who would be available on a Friday night would quickly offer me a tour back into a life that didn’t appeal to me anymore. My new friends were all busy with their husbands, boyfriends or family. It was me, my TV and a bible that I knew very little about. I glanced down and picked it up. I was 25 years old and a new Christian. My weekends Continue Reading
God’s Boundaries for Our Trials {Atlanta Journal Constitution Column}
I aimed my phone camera at my feet, and snapped the picture at the moment the first wave touched my toes. I stood there for a moment, shivering as another wave brought the icy waters all the way to my heels. I moved the camera and took another picture, this time, showing the perfect border that the foam of a new wave created on the wet sand. The boundaries of the ocean. I closed my eyes, saying a prayer of thanksgiving, as I remembered a verse in the book of Proverbs that talks about the Continue Reading
Will Our Faith Liberties Be Preserved in America? {Atlanta Journal Constitution}
Earlier in March, when Gov. Nathan Deal was asked about Georgia’s Free Exercise Protection Act, vetoed by his office this past Monday, he commented that he would not approve any legislation which “allows discrimination in our state in order to protect people of faith.” Citing Jesus and the Gospels, the Baptist governor urged fellow Republicans to take a deep breath and “recognize that the world is changing around us.” The debate has earned national attention as multi-billion dollar companies Continue Reading
Sometimes the Hardest Thing to Do Is Do Nothing At All {AJC Column}
"To do nothing at all is the most difficult thing in the world, the most difficult and the most intellectual." This quote from 19th-century writer Oscar Wilde was used in a psychology article that I read recently. The article explained the characteristics of manic defense. An example of manic defense is the person who spends all of his or her time rushing around from one task to the next, unable to tolerate even short periods of inactivity. The more I read about manic defense, the more I Continue Reading
Living Out What We Preach {Atlanta Journal Constitution Column}
If looks could kill, I would have fallen cold on my kitchen floor immediately. My daughter’s eyes pierced me with a mixture of indignation, pain and confusion. No wonder. My attitude was a far cry from the truths that I wrote about all day long. And she knew it. Children always know it. Love. Joy. Peace. Patience. Kindness. Goodness. Gentleness. Faithfulness. Self-Control. In just a couple of minutes, I was able to open my mouth and crush every single one of the attributes of the fruit of the Continue Reading
