by Christina Semmens | Aug 10, 2018 | Blog, holiness
Problems Call...
by Christina Semmens | Aug 9, 2018 | Blog, Christian Living
Here in Alabama, another school year has begun. (Yes, you read that properly) Anyway, the last two days I have seen a flurry of photos posted on social media by many friends who are parents of school age children. There are lots of smiles amongst the nice, crisp...
by Christina Semmens | Aug 8, 2018 | Blog, holiness
So today’s Gospel gives us the story of Jesus walking on water and how Peter had the courage to get out of the boat and walk on water, too–until he stopped trusting Jesus. Peter’s initial success and then subsequent failure prompted me to reflect...
by Christina Semmens | Aug 7, 2018 | Blog, holiness
So yesterday as I shared how the Harry Potter series can help in cultivating a life of Christian virtue, I made mention that the best stories prepare us to engage more fully with the Story. How is that the case? Because the more we prepare our hearts and minds, the...
by Christina Semmens | Aug 6, 2018 | Blog, holiness
One of my profound joys is the reading of a phenomenal story. Especially if it is one that echoes the Story, and thereby the very reading, it has the potential to transform the mind and heart of the reader. A definite example of this kind of story is the Harry Potter...
by Christina Semmens | Aug 5, 2018 | Blog, Christian Living, holiness
Today, I had the “joy” of dealing with moving stuff out of our basement crawl space in anticipation of workers coming on Monday to take care of some water issues. As I was moving FAR too many boxes of Christmas decorations, storage trunks, bike gear, and...