by Christina Embree | Jun 23, 2016 | Opinion
Each week a new story in the news takes social media by storm and dominates the online conversation. The story of the appalling crime, disappointing trial and lenient conviction of Brock Turner has filled my feed recently. As the story grew in scope and more...
by Christina Embree | Jun 1, 2016 | Opinion
We start too many things with the sentiment, “Here’s what’s wrong.” Let’s be honest: A lot of things are wrong. A lot of things can get our blood boiling, our hearts pounding, our anger kindled and our hearts heavy. And it’s not...
by Christina Embree | May 10, 2016 | Opinion
The church gets 40 hours per year and the schools get 2,000 hours per year, while parents get 3,000 hours per year, so it’s a parent’s job to disciple their children. I’ve seen a lot of posts recently that have been directed at Christian parents...
by Christina Embree | May 3, 2016 | Opinion
Social media is too often used as an avenue to shame, dishonor and ridicule people – even by Christians. Our kids deserve better examples from us of what it means to be in this world but not of it. As I scrolled down through my Facebook feed recently, my heart...
by Christina Embree | Mar 22, 2016 | Opinion
We’ve all heard of the Golden Rule. Nearly every culture and every religion have some version of this rule. Some, like the Bible, state it in positive terms: “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” Others state it in negative terms:...
