KO Note: I wrote the following on September 16 but then, distracted, decided not to post it. The sirens of my current, biblical research project pester, pester. It’s the middle of the night. I can’t sleep. Mentally blocking the sirens, the pleasant tones of JNC invite me.  Hmm. Some may find this post worth consideration. I’ll revise it and pass it on to you. Here goes:

I’m sure you’ve had this experience. Every once in a while, you read something that so resonates within you that you passionately exclaim, “Yes!”  This was my experience when I read an article from Christianity Today entitled, “I Didn’t Marry My Best Friend.”  Written by Kate Shellnutt (a millennial — yes, a “young lady” who could be my daughter),  her young experience echoes in her own way my older experience. Nothing is new under the sun, but everything is new to the individual at the point of encounter or awareness. Continue reading →