Truth, Love And Books

Encounter is a funny word. It sounds like a word to use when perceived danger is near. As in a Discovery channel special: Tonight at 8pm: Encounters with Sharks or Polar Bears.  This past year I had three conversations with self-proclaimed atheists or skeptics to Christianity. One conversation was in person, another was via email and the last interaction I may or may not have provoked a discussion with an Instagram user that had the words "savage" and "atheist" in his name.  All three conversations were agreeable, kind and fruitful (well besides the Instagram sparring but more on that in a minute). If you want to witness how to engage someone with contrasting perspectives, Dr. Sean McDowell's YouTube channel is refreshing, informative and entertaining. No throwing punches just a genuine, respectful showcase of differing worldviews. The more confident I become in my beliefs, the more I want to attempt to engage in these kind of conversations. The kind of discussi...

I hate wave pools. With a passion. But my children absolutely love them. Every time the bell dings signaling the oncoming simulated waves, they shriek excitedly and dash into the pool. I groan and begrudgingly follow them to ensure they live to see another day.  One time in particular, my husband Winston and I were both in the pool when a life-guard blew her whistle and bounded toward a struggling swimmer. Winston came over to me and said: "Meg, I think she's unconscious." The girl was being placed on a sort of floating stretcher and she appeared knocked out cold. It was a horrible thing to witness.  Me never being the subtle one and in control of my emotions, began to tear up and pray out loud. My young girls noticed my fear and then proceeded to ask multiple questions. "Mom, is she going to die? Where are her parents? How old is she?" All of which I had no answer.  After the wave pool had been cleared, and it seemed the rescue efforts were under way, my family...