This December, I earned Iron Club at my CrossFit gym. Iron Club requires that a person attend at least 12 classes per month, for 12 consecutive months, without fail--no exceptions. It's not complicated, but it's hard to do. One bad cold or family vacation can easily derail you. A few years ago, our household got … Continue reading On Barbells, Bananas, and Bibles…and the Things that Makes Us Strong
Author: Brianna
The Controversy of Zion, Part 5: The Season of the Lamb
For everything, there is a season. The challenge, especially if you live in a place like northeastern Wisconsin, is knowing what season you're in. It's not always easy to estimate when it's safe tuck the snowblower away in the shed. Which seedlings can weather the cool, spring nights? How many hours of daylight are still … Continue reading The Controversy of Zion, Part 5: The Season of the Lamb
The Controversy of Zion, Part 4: The Object of Satan’s Wrath, Martyrdom, and the Prophetic Stance
It brings me no joy to write this one. Yet, here I am, typing away, wondering who in their right mind would deliberately read something with a title like this. But I think this might be the most important post in this series. Set against the foreground of the dumpster fire that is US politics … Continue reading The Controversy of Zion, Part 4: The Object of Satan’s Wrath, Martyrdom, and the Prophetic Stance
The Frontier
Preface: The hardest part of writing is that it reveals who you are. And if people know who you are, you open yourself up to judgment and losing face. But part of not being ashamed of the gospel is also not being ashamed of what the gospel is doing to you. It takes guts to … Continue reading The Frontier
The Controversy of Zion, Part 3: God’s Decisive Timeline
I sat on the porch, holding the hand of my weeping daughter. She was heartbroken. A few days earlier she had rescued a butterfly that had lost a wing. It couldn't fly or eat, so she made sugar water for it and nursed it along. We both knew it wasn't going to make it, but … Continue reading The Controversy of Zion, Part 3: God’s Decisive Timeline
Two Precious Stones 