by Laurie Short | Oct 12, 2016 | Faith, faith in the dark video series, Finding Faith in the Dark
If you’ve been around college students, you’ve probably heard the expression “ring by spring.” “Ring by retirement” is the slightly less popular phrase my engagement coined. And in the final session of my video series, you see a 2...
by Laurie Short | Nov 17, 2015 | Faith, Faith over Fear, Finding Faith in the Dark, Paris bombings
Last Summer I went to Paris. Until last week, that was a happy phrase, conjuring up images of romance and croissants and the river Seine leading you everywhere you want to be. Heck, I even filled a blog about those images. https://laurieshort.com/postcard-from-paris/...
by Laurie Short | Sep 17, 2015 | Faith, Finding Faith in the Dark, jesus calling, sarah young
I opened Jesus Calling this morning, and here were the words I read: “YOU WILL NOT FIND MY PEACE by engaging in excessive planning, attempting to control what will happen to you in the future.” I believe my name was written in invisible ink right at the...
by Laurie Short | Apr 28, 2015 | Baltimore riots, Buck 4 Good, change, Compassion, Compassion international, Faith, Finding Faith in the Dark, heroism
Earthquakes. Rioting. Racism. Persecution. In the last four days, we seem to hear these four words every time we turn on the news. They are BIG WORDS. And we are small. And it’s easy to feel…paralyzed. One day a nun was scurrying up the steps in Calcutta,...
by Laurie Short | Mar 6, 2015 | Compassion, difficulty, Faith, Finding Faith in the Dark, Isis, Lent
Why am I always surprised by my hard? Maybe it’s because I prefer easy. Fun is even better. Call me crazy, but hard is something I don’t always embrace on my resume. I like those seasons when I’m sitting on a beach chair watching the sun go down...
by Laurie Short | Jan 8, 2015 | Finding Faith in the Dark
They say less is more, and this blog is counting on it. Would love to hear your thoughts. Here’s a link to the...