Born and Raised twice in the bay
Kandinsky, V. (1922). Small Worlds V, plate five from Kleine Welten [lithograph on cream wove paper laid down on ivory wove paper]. Art Institute of Chicago. Reference no. 3192. We live in a world that feels smaller than ever, yet our conversations have become increasingly narrow. Algorithms feed us content we already agree with. News outlets... Continue Reading →
Villet, G. (Photographer). (n.d.). Jennie Magill and family in the kitchen [Photograph]. The LIFE Picture Collection/Shutterstock. In Thompson, M. (2021, May 6). What it was like to be a working mother in 1950s America. LIFE. https://www.life.com/history/working-mother/ There’s a kind of nostalgia making the rounds these days. You can find it on podcasts, in Instagram reels, or tucked inside... Continue Reading →
*image: Rembrandt van Rijn, The Jewish Bride, c. 1665–9. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Marriage is not about one person getting their way. It is not about power or control. It is not about managing emotions to keep the peace. It is about two people learning to walk with Christ by the way they treat each other. The... Continue Reading →
There’s an old line that says the difference between being naked and being nekkid is intent. Naked means you simply have no clothes. Nekkid means you have no clothes, and you are up to something. It’s a line that usually gets a laugh, but it also draws out something true about how Scripture presents shame... Continue Reading →
If your whole identity is built on who didn't want you, what's left when someone finally does? That's the tragedy of the incel movement. It feeds off rejection but has no idea what to do with love. The term "involuntary celibate" began as a raw, honest confession. But over time, it hardened into a belief... Continue Reading →
