Posts Tagged ‘christianity’

Kids’ minds really are like sponges. Within three weeks of beginning to play Pokémon GO! with me, my five-year-old had the names, sounds, and CP levels of all my Pokémon burned into his little brain. And now, his two-year-old brother is following [...]

For the better part of a decade, my husband and I had made it a point to not celebrate Valentine’s Day on the actual day. One, because we both feel it’s sort of a silly, gimmicky holiday to begin with, and two, we have decided to come up with [...]

I am not bulletproof. That should be no surprise to anyone, but it sure is a disappointment sometimes. Invulnerability is one of my favorite superpowers to play with in fictional universes. If someone were to be truly impervious, what would that mean for [...]

I have a very specific rule about Christmas music: I am not allowed to listen to it until after December 1st. It’s not that I don’t love Christmas music. Who doesn’t, after all? There are so many great, classic tunes — some extolling Christ’s birth, [...]

From the moment I saw the trailer for The Greatest Showman, I knew I wanted to write about it. I could see it was going to have a great message. Unfortunately, I missed the opportunity to write one of our official Bible studies about it, and didn’t [...]

Tell me if this synopsis doesn’t sound familiar: The hero is just starting to get the hang of this gig. Saving lives is starting to become systematic, even normal somehow. Sure, there have been a few close calls, but the hero has learned from these [...]

The thing about being an INFJ is random bumper stickers seen on my drive home will send me into deep philosophical musings. “♥ God, ♥ People” the sticker on the truck ahead of me said. How funny someone feels the need to tell me and other drivers to do [...]

“I feel like I know you,” the woman said as she checked out her books at my reference desk. And she did; she had mentored me for a short time some years ago. Due to the time elapsed and her move to and back from another state, the dim recognition wasn’t [...]

My expectations for live-action DC superhero movies are generally pretty low, even for a true fangirl. When I heard they had announced plans for a Shazam movie, those expectations sunk even lower. Then I saw the trailer, and everything changed.  Billy [...]

Let's break down the spiritual impact of dating sims.