On Tuesday, in my home city of Nashville, six pro-life activists were convicted of both violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act and felony conspiracy against the right to obtain “reproductive health services.” The group was found guilty of obstructing the employee and patient entrances of Carafem Health Center for almost threeContinue reading “OP-ED: Biden’s DOJ Bias Against Pro-Lifers: Where is the Outrage from the American Church?”
Author Archives: Sara Beth Longenecker
Getting My ‘Colors Done’ with Created Colorful
When I was a girl in the late eighties, I would pour over a book of my mother’s called Color Me Beautiful. Sitting on her bedroom’s carpeted floor, I imagined myself with softly done makeup and glossy, windblown hair like the models in the photos. Tiny squares of various shades of pink, blue, yellow, and green mesmerizedContinue reading “Getting My ‘Colors Done’ with Created Colorful”
Fighting the Fear of Failure in the Creative Process (and Why It ≠ Business)
Business is a metric-driven game, therefore, our emotional sense of success or failure can be directly informed by data. Did you see a return on your investment? Success! Did your new hire close his first deal in Q1? Success! Did the latest campaign generate more traffic? No, engagement is down by X% ( = Failure).Continue reading “Fighting the Fear of Failure in the Creative Process (and Why It ≠ Business)”
CORAM DEO x Substack
If you didn’t get the memo, I’ve migrated to Substack! Expect a monthly newsletter on cultivating a creative life for God’s glory. Here you’ll find musings on writing, old books, motherhood, the art of learning, the South, culture, and God. Nothing too precious, except life and everything in it. You can subscribe here.
Thanks for the Sign
On learning to learn, the changing of seasons, and Elizabeth Gaskell’s ‘North and South’ In our (long)neck of the woods, the leaves are falling. This morning, while walking the dogs by the creek, the air was cool and wet, and I saw the first orb weaver spider of the season; they like to wait toContinue reading “Thanks for the Sign”
A New Chapter
For all the years I have been a Christian, and earnestly trying to follow Christ, the one thing I cannot (honestly) say is that it is boring. I guess it’s similar to raising kids in that way—as soon as you get used to the rhythms and practices of one season, everything completely changes and youContinue reading “A New Chapter”
Where Does My Help Come From?
The internet, and social media especially, likes to talk a lot about mindset -about having “intentionality” with our thoughts. I only mock a little. I get the idea, yes we should be aware of our thought patterns and try to identify and correct any woe-is-me mindset. And scripture certainly instructs us to take every thoughtContinue reading “Where Does My Help Come From?”
6 Easy Looks for Thanksgiving Weekend
Here’s my case for Thanksgiving being the best holiday: it’s centered on two wonderful things – family and delicious food. But most importantly, it is devoid of the pressure to buy someone a gift! I know your family has issues (so does mine) and I know someone will probably burn something (it happens), but overall,Continue reading “6 Easy Looks for Thanksgiving Weekend”
The Virtues of Frankenstein
As many of you know, I’ve embarked on a journey of fiction (not a fictional journey, I hope!) over the last few years. I like to think that I’m reclaiming my childhood love of reading for the pure fun of it…and because I need/crave the creative spark that nonfiction was not giving…and various other (mostlyContinue reading “The Virtues of Frankenstein”
What is Christian Vocation?
When my son was about 3 years old, he had a game he liked to play, one he called “worker.” Without warning, he would switch into an imaginary mode and start addressing me as “worker,” cheerfully asking questions like, “Hello worker! What are you working on today?” There was usually some kind of costume involvedContinue reading “What is Christian Vocation?”
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