By Chloe Grabeman Have you ever experienced seat- violation? When you walk into a room and realize some audacious person has committed the unforgivable sin of taking the seat you consistently find solace in. You try to play it cool and remember that you don’t own that seat. But deep down you know that there are truly no words to… Read More
By: Chloe Grabeman Serendipity. A whimsical word that means finding something good without looking for it. Transition. A not as glamorous word that means movement, passage, or change from one state to another. It’s hard to see any way that these two words would ever meet. Ever have any mutual friends or common interests. It’s because when we are approaching times of change, serendipity is often not… Read More
By: Chloe Grabeman Have you ever encountered something that seems completely harmless in its natural state? But magnify its intricacies, how it’s made or what it can be used for, and you realize this seemingly innocent everyday element can be a weapon of destruction. Let me give you an example: Homemade chocolate chip cookies. When I was 14, my family… Read More
By: Chloe Grabeman If you know me, it probably didn’t take you too long to realize that coordination is not my most prominent of talents. I’d like to say I’m “uniquely clumsy,” because it’s not the basic things people often lack grace in, I know my way around a dance floor and I am even a decent ice skater…. Read More
I am sure that at some point in a Christian’s life they have thought to themselves, “Thank God for C.S. Lewis…” If you haven’t read good ol’ C.S., I couldn’t recommend him more highly. One promise I need to rinse and repeat throughout my life is the descriptions of Aslan in The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe: “Of course,… Read More
By: Chloe Grabeman If we are honest with ourselves, we can look into our own lives and know exactly what Paul is talking about here. Your weakness. The thorn in your side. Those stubborn splinters in our flesh just deep enough escape the power of the tweezers. They never seem to miss an opportunity to remind you that life isn’t… Read More
By Chloe Grabeman Well, Christmas is now three days past. The gifts have been boxed up and the wrapping paper thrown away. We are now looking towards the new year which can only mean one thing: the hour of resolutions is upon us. Tis the season of renewed gym memberships, organized planners and abandoned Christmas cookies. But before we begin… Read More
By Chloe Grabeman Have you ever taken the time to really think how strange Jesus’ coming was? How words like “meek” and “mild” seem almost wrong to describe our almighty God? The birth of Christ. The most hidden collision of the extraordinary with the everyday. Angels appearing to shepherds. A grand star guiding wise astronomers. The Son of God, the… Read More