The following are articles I've written:
"I told my friends I was returning to Poland to “close out
a chapter of my life.” In reality, I felt as though I were going back to face my demons. I needed the Lord to show me
again what I had liked about Poland since I had left with such a sour taste in my mouth..."
"I had always been leery
of internet dating services in the past because of some irrational fear that a serial killer impersonating a Christian who,
after a year of e-mails and phone calls, comes to visit and ends the romantic dinner by strangling me with his tie. But these
men seemed so sincere..."
"The mid-life
crisis is the most pivotal point in a person’s life. Depending on how one handles it and the decisions one makes as
a result, it has the potential of leading to some of the most important decisions in one’s life..."
“Expect
to see naked people and smell a lot of pot,” my friend cautioned me as I prepared to leave for the Oregon Country Fair,
an annual three-day event..."
"The late morning Florida sun was shining through
the blinds onto the plastic checked tablecloth in the diner off of Interstate 95 in Tallahassee. Randy Travis sang “Honky
Tonk Moon” as I waited for my old boyfriend to show up. Had it really been twelve years since we last saw
each other?..."
"We
aren’t able to articulate it, but once we arrive at the destination we will know in our heart of hearts that we have
finally found that Something. And we’ll exclaim, 'Yes, this is my home, this is the place I was looking
for...'"
"I’m content knowing my life has been rich and satisfying as I have chosen to invest my energies in
a life-giving cause. At the same time, I’m surprised and disappointed by the fact that my full life in the first half
may mean giving up what I want for the second half..."
"I’ve realized that limiting my understanding of taking
up my cross and denying myself to meaning entering professional ministry leads to workaholism, guilt, pride that I have picked
the ‘better way,’ and ultimately restricts me from embracing all types of expression of service..."
The Biblical basis and purpose of the icon as used in the Orthodox church.
"Our worship of God was always designed to be an holistic
experience involving, yes, our minds, but also our senses, imaginations and physical bodies in worship. Worship was designed
to arouse, impassion and stimulate all of who we are..."
"When a
ministering person once complained of how tired he was getting, a colleague remarked, ‘Well how many blood transfusions
a day can you give to people?...’"
A Catholic mystic who was able to blend the contemplative and active lives: "Her
desire was to learn to love as God loves, with a perfect love. In a prayer she says, 'Eternal goodness, you want me to gaze
into you and see that you love me, to see that you love gratuitously, so that I may love everyone with the very same love...'”
A look at the 13th century Catholic saint's life and spirituality.
