by Mary Carver | Oct 29, 2020 | Faith Life
At the end of my freshman year of college, I applied for a leadership position in the campus ministry I’d been a part of all year. I wasn’t sure what area would be the best fit, but I figured I could probably lead a small group or be part of the event-planning...
by Mary Carver | Aug 4, 2020 | Faith Life, Finding Truth in Unexpected Places, Truth in TV Shows
For weeks my oldest daughter asked me to find out where she could watch Full House. She’d seen the reboot series (Fuller House) at my parents’ house and was itching to watch the original show. I remembered it fondly from my childhood and figured it would be a fun...
by Mary Carver | Aug 18, 2011 | Faith Life, Giving Up on Perfect
My friends and I didn’t pass notes during middle school. Instead, we passed entire notebooks. Sharing a notebook with a friend – and passing it back and forth all day long – was all the rage. It makes sense, really. First of all, it demanded...
by Mary Carver | Jun 8, 2011 | Faith Life, Giving Up on Perfect
I was raised in a traditional, small-town church. The congregation sat in pews and our pastor stood behind a pulpit. The choir wore robes, and service was always over before noon. There were no raised hands during worship, mainly because we were singing hymns and...
by Mary Carver | May 7, 2011 | Giving Up on Perfect
For the first four years we lived in our house, we had a bookshelf in our living room. On top of the bookshelf were a couple picture frames and a lamp. I had my books arranged according to color, and the whole thing looked just perfect. Then we had a baby. And that...
