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The bravest man I know

| Jun 12, 2013

"To my husband, Bob. We see what you do, and we love you so. Happy Father’s Day!"
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Forgive us our churchiness

| Jun 3, 2013

Blogger Jana Greene writes: "We humans have made your church about us. But church – as you’ve intended – is just a gathering of your broken disciples, gathered around at your feet, wanting to learn how to love. It is a wedding celebration of sorts, between the Creator and his creation, with the whole world invited to the reception (which lasts for eternity – what a party!) What makes the church your “bride”, even with all its foibles, denials and betrayals, is that you first loved us. You love your children, gathered at your feet looking to you, not around at each other."
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Cookies, clues and real good news

| May 21, 2013

Jana Greene writes about a moment of awakening she had recently after a cookie binge, saying: "Even this early, God has made a thousand promises to me – offering grace, acceptance, forgiveness and love. Those are promises that all the cookies and clues in the world can’t make."
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Unhinged by “The Sweatpants of Bloatedness and the Pimple of Doom”

| Apr 23, 2013

Jana Greene writes about remembering God's grace - even on your worst days - saying: "Making me even grumpier was that on some level, I realized how trivial all of these problems are. They are First World Problems. Middle-age Problems.  Bad Economy Problems. They are not the biggest issues I face, but they all conspired to storm the castle of my spirit at once, and my defenses were down."
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Starving the stigma: Christians and Mental illness

| Apr 14, 2013

Jana Greene writes: "The church is the first place that the mentally ill should seek to stay encouraged, become surrounded with love, and depend on the support of one another. To bear our own crosses, but with help from each other. To manage the pain of life and all the challenges it doles out. To starve the stigma of mental illness, and nurture the brave ones coping with it every day. To stay encouraged by those who love us, which makes all the difference. It doesn’t take a village, it takes a church."
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Who do YOU say that he is?

| Mar 30, 2013

Jana Greene says: "If he were a great human teacher, that would be humbling enough. But no. Jesus, in dying on the cross and raising to life, bridged the gap between the Holiest of Holy Ones and puny, neurotic, recovering alcoholic, generally-all-around misfit and master of mistakes – ME. His Holy Spirit never leaves my side and calls me “friend”.  And that’s a miracle."
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Chick Nite at Lifepoint Church - celebrating sisterhood in Christ

| Mar 24, 2013

Chick Night at Lifepoint Church -- goodie bags, mini-massages and chocolate.
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The Good, the Bad and the Sick: Russell Brand and cutting the chains of addiction

| Mar 10, 2013

Jana Greene has been mulling whether or not addiction is an illness or a symptom of moral failure. She's decided it's both. 
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Acting Ugly: God has no stepchildren (red-headed or otherwise)

| Feb 24, 2013

Jana Greene writes about our willfulness being our own worst enemies. She writes: "I didn’t want to talk to God about it. I felt like there was a wedge between him and me because I was so messy, even though I know that’s the right thing to do. I wanted to own my little tantrum for awhile, truthfully."
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Why “the closet” is no place for addiction

| Feb 19, 2013

Jana Greene says: "Closets are for shoes and jackets and unused scuba gear. But a closet can be a dark, cramped place.  It is no place to keep addiction."
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