Category Archives: Jealousy

I Hate Her Pretty Hands: Why Envy Is Really Unbelief

Her hair always lay the right way. She even had it cut like Mary Lou Retton. Perfect. Straight. So opposite of mine. Mine was quite unruly. Curly, you see. I must have figured out how to do something to it because I could feather it. Feathering was still very popularRead the Rest…

My Mauve God

In 2010, I read a ton of books written by Christian leaders. I felt like God opened my mind, and the insights from these amazing men and women poured into my soul. However, something began to irritate me – I became a little jealous of God’s glory in these people’sRead the Rest…

Competing Affections: Is it Time To Walk Away?

You shall tear down their altars, break their pillars, and cut down their sacred poles (for you shall worship no other god, because the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God). Exodus 34:13 & 14, NRSV My husband and I were visiting my sister for one of herRead the Rest…

The Truth Of the Matter

If you speak to any insecure woman long enough then you are bound to get to the root of the cause and likely, it isn’t a pleasant situation. You see, lurking in the fast paced, get-it-done, information superhighway known as the internet is a not so hidden evil: pornography. Unfortunately,Read the Rest…

Do Not Stop On Tracks

Do Not Stop On Tracks I pass this sign on a daily basis. The tracks run between a tiny section of Linden Street between a set of stop lights a block or two apart. Much to my chagrin, trains often use this track when I am in a hurry toRead the Rest…