by Janel Breitenstein | May 22, 2018 | beauty, Culture, sharing your faith
Ever had a conversation flip-flop your perspective entirely? It’s hard for me to pick just one. But what about a one-sided conversation, like a book? What about…fiction? I have a running list of fiction books altering how I look at the world. Back in fourth...
by Janel Breitenstein | May 17, 2018 | children, faith, Family, guest post, Ideas, kids, methods, Parenting, practical, relationships, tweens and teens
Ever feel like you need a “cultural translator” just to get through to your kids? Yeah. Me, too. But it sounds like I’m not the only one. In the past decade I’ve been noticing a disquieting trend among some parachurch ministries, and even churches themselves. Maybe...
by Janel Breitenstein | May 15, 2018 | compassion, current events, helping others, poverty, social justice
In the car last week, my kids and I were discussing the American Civil War–and whether they thought it was initially about slavery or about the states’ rights. Maybe you’re like me in these discussions, or in reading books about abolitionists: Maybe...
by Janel Breitenstein | May 11, 2018 | challenging, closeness; intimacy, compassion, difficulty, discouragement, encouragement, enduring love, fear, friendships, grief, helping others, listening, relationships
In college, I answered a youth crisis hotline one night a week. So many who called in were so…raw. Or embarrassed. Or afraid. There was something freeing, I think, calling someone anonymously; at finally being able to share the invisible bag of stones...
by Janel Breitenstein | May 9, 2018 | beauty, Culture
Well. I’m going for it. This week is a writer’s conference, when I’ll be doling out book proposals to agents and receiving manuscript critiques. It feels a little like laying down in the middle of I-25 at this particular moment. And yes, one of the proposals...
