Don’t judge me. Wow, what a loaded phrase. Usually reserved for those terrible Christians who dare speak about the life Jesus said would be the fullest, but isn’t this accusation wildly present in our culture no matter what your point of view? Oh, you don’t recycle? Oh, you like Mark Driscoll? Oh, you voted for…

I grew up in a household where everything revolved around our immediate family.  We vacationed together; we went to church together; we tried to eat together, etc.  If we did anything with another family, it was usually more family – grandparents, cousins, aunts, uncles.  I enjoyed it; I wouldn’t change it. However, as I navigate…

My friends often accuse me of being a “closet Catholic.” I wasn’t raised Catholic, I’ve never been Catholic, and practically speaking, I think I’m too lazy to be a Catholic (they follow a lot of rules). However, I have always been drawn to the importance that the Catholic belief places on the physical component of…