Hello Friends. Just received this message: I am a Christian. It is a basic tenet of Christianity that Jesus is the only way to God. Do you believe that or not? Are you even a real Christian? Well. First of all, I love you—thank you for caring enough to ask me this question. Do I believe that Jesus is the only way to God? Yes and No. One of my favorite definitions of faith is from William James, who defined faith as: “a belief in an unseen order of things.” The way I think about that is this: There is an order…
This is What I Believe about Marriage, Infidelity, Divorce & Redemption
The most important thing in the world to me today is that you understand what my fierce, tender warrior heart is saying to your fierce, tender warrior heart in this essay. It has come to my very concerned attention that since: My new book Love Warrior is about my husband’s infidelity (we’re just gonna keep saying that out loud ‘till it gets less scary); and We are still married, There is some confusion about my beliefs and Love Warrior’s message on marriage, infidelity, divorce, and redemption. I received these brutiful emails (and more like them) from my fellow sister Love…
This is Why You Couldn’t Feel Her Love For You
Glennon, My mother couldn’t love me well. I still wonder when I try to sleep at night…why couldn’t she love me? What is wrong with me? And how will I ever know how to love my daughter? Love, H Beloved H, this is what I know. Parents love their babies. I have met zero exceptions. Love is a river and there are times when impediments stop the flow of love. Mental illnesses—addiction, shame, narcissism—these are boulders that stop the flow. Sometimes there is a miracle. The boulder gets removed. Some families get to experience this Removal Miracle. Many don’t. There…