Roaring Twenties

Roaring Twenties

Is there another decade in American history more iconic than the Roaring Twenties? This decade marked new “freedoms” in the American culture. The economy boomed, there was a surge of new technologies that enabled more people to have cars, radios, washing machines - even sliced bread. Women were given the right to vote, entered the work force, got on birth control, and adopted a new culture and style. Flappers were the image of the Roaring Twenties, which “rejected many traditional moral...

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All is Not Calm

All is Not Calm

I feel like there should be a name for that indescribable feeling at Christmas.  That bittersweet mix of jubilation and unrest.  The hope of promises fulfilled and the unfulfilled yearning for more.  We sing of peace on earth, but often feel our deepest pains more acutely. Sometimes you face Christmas holding hope and joy in one hand and grief and sorrow in the other.  Grief takes on a new form during holidays.  Loss seems greater.  Pain seems louder.  But...

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Known By Our Love

Known By Our Love

“By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.” John 13:35 If you think this is a post about Kanye, you may be a little disappointed.  It’s not.  Well, maybe a bit.  Maybe 5% Kanye, 95% me.  Moving on. I normally think pretty hard about what I post on social media.  Unless it’s a picture of my girls - then I have no discrimination whatsoever.  But if it is a thought or belief, I try to be mindful.  What I post is a...

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Hope for Anxiety and Depression

Hope for Anxiety and Depression

I am joining up with some awesome people today on Instagram spreading awareness and hope for mental health problems in the church. You can click on #thereishoperightnow to see the campaign, or get more information on my account @whitneygothra. My pastor’s wife recently spoke on this topic, and I asked her if I could share her notes with you all today. Faythe Gill is an amazing, authentic, powerful woman of God, and I would know because she is my mom! She has been in the ministry all of her...

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