There I was, walking back to my car after dropping my youngest son off at his first day of school. We had peacefully made it to the door of the school. He walked in the middle, my hand in his on one side, and her hand in his hand on…

It may be the most well-known Bible verse in the history of post-modern Christianity. Viral TikTok videos offer petty cash to anyone who can recite a simple verse from memory, and two out of ten people may cite John 3:16. Stone Cold Steve Austin modified the verse for a T-shirt…

Day 173 of no contact. The last words you said to me were, “Please stop contacting me. This relationship is over, and I don’t feel compelled to keep any ties to you.” In April of 2021, you said that I was making you glow. “My heart is swelling.” You took…

I use terms like “dink,” “dig,” “get,” and “banger” in my daily interactions with people. I have two paddles, and I’ve already customized one. I’m deeply hooked on the pickleball craze that’s sweeping the nation. I know the rating system, and I drill regularly. I play almost every day, and…

Writing has always been my primary form of therapy, but I stopped doing it a few months ago. As a result, anxiety and stress from life began to overwhelm me. I paid for therapy using the “BetterHelp” app, but I haven’t scheduled my first session yet. …

The hole in the ground I approached the hole in the ground where the remnants of her coffin had been unearthed. In the natural course of events, her body should have decayed into mere bones and dust by now. It had been four years. When I placed my hand on…

My marriage is over. The year of the global pandemic marked my tenth year of marriage and my twelfth year in a relationship. It was my longest relationship to date, and I have three children from it whom I love with my whole heart. My oldest child was five when…

I have realized that the saddest place to be when you are alone isn’t surrounded by an empty seat at either side in a crowded movie theater. It’s not at rock concert holding a drink in the corner by the bathroom. No. It’s actually in the middle of a bustling…

Luke 24:30 states, “And it happened that, while he was with them at the table, he took bread, said the blessing, broke it, and gave it to them.” This was the first reference to the “breaking of bread” following the Last Supper. …