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My Lenten Confessional: Day 29

April 7, 2014 by Caryn Leave a Comment

My Lenten Confessional: Day 29

Dear God: Today’s sin is Sloth. And fortunately–at least for ease of writing–I spent 8 hours this weekend indulging in my first binge-watch. True Detective was free on my cable app and who knew when I’d get another chance to see it. So I snuck it in here and there. When I should’ve been doing other things. […]

Filed Under: Confession, Lent, Sin

Turning a Planked Eye

November 10, 2011 by Caryn Leave a Comment

Turning a Planked Eye

So I can’t calm down about this Penn State horror story. I alternate between wanting to throw up and go beat someone up. Without actually doing either. I’m outraged–of course–that child-molesting and child-raping monsters roam this earth. But someone, right now, my outrage is fueled by the people who cover-up their crimes and enable this […]

Filed Under: Grumbling, Life, Sin Tagged With: featured

Is Grumbling A Sin?

October 6, 2011 by Caryn 5 Comments

Is Grumbling A Sin?

As soon as I said it, I knew it could be trouble. So as soon as I said–during an interview on Moody Radio’s Midday Connection–that Jesus “did some grumbling” in the Garden of Gethsemane, I made a mental note, prepared to get some push-back. Not from the hosts–Anita Lustrea and Melinda Schmidt, who understood what I […]

Filed Under: Book Questions, Faith, Sin Tagged With: featured

Me on Gossip

September 26, 2007 by Caryn 1 Comment

Me on Gossip

Psst: I just heard that I posted something on gossip at Gifted For Leadership. Here’s a sampling, then check it out: Gossips Anonymous  A little while back, I learned a very juicy (and heartbreaking) tidbit of info. While I was dying to follow up with a “Why? What happened?” I didn’t. I simply said I’d […]

Filed Under: Faith, Identity, Sin

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