Today is the release date for Rachel Held Evans new book Searching for Sunday.  Ya’ll, this book is so good.  I received an advanced copy as a part of the launch team and literally devoured it in a few days.  Rachel talks about her own journey of faith with the church, told through the lens of the church’s sacraments- baptism, confession, holy orders, communion, confirmation, anointing of the Read more […]

Growing up in a Baptist church, I can remember saying to God at a really young age, “I’ll do anything you want me to do, just don’t ask me to go to Africa.” Missionaries would come and tell their wonderful stories of God’s work and how much they loved serving Him overseas, and I would think to myself, I will never go there. Several years ago, my good friend Jay Madden went to Malawi on a mission Read more […]

Many years ago my family attended a family retreat at Camp Rockmont called Homeward Bound. As I remember it, several families went together and decided to host this Christian camp for families one weekend every fall.  Homeward Bound  was one of the top highlights of growing up Reid.  (Except for the sleeping arrangements.  This mama didn’t like that cabins were separated by sex, so girls Read more […]

I don’t know about you, but it is really hard for me to take a day off. Even when I am not technically working, I am always pressuring myself to get things done, check things off of my list, and to be productive. I have been on a sabbatical from my work as a counselor, and have only recently begun stepping back into that role on a very limited basis. So in these months that I have not been working, Read more […]

This past Friday, March 6, 2015, was a day I’d really been looking forward to.  I had a ticket to hear one of my faith heroes, Nadia Bolz-Weber, speak at the Lutheran Seminary in Columbia, SC as part of their John L. Yost Lecture Series.  A good friend originally planned to go with me, and then was unable to go due to some work responsibilities.  Thankfully Will had some business in Columbia Read more […]

My friend Sally loves that I’ve described myself as a “voracious reader.”  For some reason, the word voracious tickles her. I’ve always been a reader of books and in recent years have started following different authors’ blogs regularly.  I’m amazed by the quality of writing that exists online.  The more authors I followed, the harder it was to keep up with who was writing what, catching up on new Read more […]