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 | Sep 13, 2016 | Faith, faith in the dark, Middle of the Story, trusting God
Tragedy strikes. Disappointment drags on. There are seasons in your life when it’s easy to believe your story has come to an end. And then you get up the next day. C.S. Lewis has a poignant line in The Chronicles of Narnia, when one of his characters was...
by Laurie Short | Jun 13, 2016 | Faith, Nightclub Massacre in Orlando
50 dead and another 53 injured is what my iPhone greeted me with Sunday. And the worst part about it is I didn’t feel the least bit of shock. Sadness and Anger? Yes and Yes. But news of attacks like Orlando have grown strangely common to us all. And whether...
by Laurie Short | Jun 2, 2016 | Faith, Getting a Do-Over, Laurie Polich's wedding
Most of us have experienced it. A time when something happened that we wish we could take back. And often it’s because we want to erase what has been done. But there are times when we want a do over for the opposite reason. To relive a moment or go back...
by Laurie Short | May 26, 2016 | Faith, murphy's law, trusting God
I’m guessing you are familiar with the term “Murphy’s Law”. But in case you need a quick little definition, here’s what “Murphys Law” means: “An adage or epigram that is typically stated as: Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong.”...