by Jessica Bolyard | Oct 21, 2012 | Faith
Do not love the world or the things in the world. If you love the world, the love of the Father is not in you. These are the ways of the world: wanting to please our sinful selves, wanting the sinful things we see, and being too proud of what we have. None of these...
by Jessica Bolyard | Oct 20, 2012 | Faith
In the car this morning, I heard on the news that one of the candidates for the French presidency has the elimination of all homework as part of his platform. When I first heard that, I thought it was ridiculous, but then they explained: he feels strongly that even at...
by Jessica Bolyard | Oct 19, 2012 | Faith, Family
I first heard the term soon after I began college. It wasn’t mentioned among my peers, per se, but more from our advisors…the teachers of our freshman orientation classes. We certainly made reference to it, even if we never used the actual word. Helicopter...
by Jessica Bolyard | Oct 18, 2012 | Faith
“Look. I have a strategy. Why expect anything? If you don’t expect anything, you don’t get disappointed.” (Patricia McCormick, Cut) “I find my life is a lot easier the lower I keep my expectations.” (Bill Watterson) A few weeks ago, my family took a long-awaited trip...
by Jessica Bolyard | Oct 17, 2012 | Faith
The other night in my small group, we watched a message from Craig Groeschel that hit me in my heart. It penetrated deeply. It hurt. I laughed at the many similarities between what he said and my own life…but inside I was thoroughly disturbed. (It is no...
