by Charity Singleton Craig | Dec 1, 2015 | Blog, My Word of the Week
The purple paraments in the church sanctuary announced the season to all who entered on Sunday. With the last bits of Thanksgiving leftovers still in the fridge ready for our lunch, Advent began, heralding the coming of Jesus …
by Charity Singleton Craig | Oct 11, 2012 | Archived Blog Posts
I recently wrote a heartfelt essay about living alone and the merits, both personally and culturally, of singleness and the space it provides. That article was published on a Friday at TheHighCalling.org. I responded to comments that day, interacted with friends who...
by Charity Singleton Craig | Dec 8, 2011 | Archived Blog Posts
Writing these personal reflections about Advent each day has become more than just a writing exercise. By now, it is more like a spiritual discipline, an act of faith that when I sit down to write each day that Jesus will have done something in my life and I will have...
by Charity Singleton Craig | Dec 5, 2011 | Archived Blog Posts
At holiday parties over the weekend, I saw some friends I hadn’t seen in a while. Even as we were catching up, talking about work and family and church activities, I knew the dreaded question would come. It’s always well-meaning, and it always makes me...
by Charity Singleton Craig | Sep 16, 2011 | Archived Blog Posts
Last week at work, I was talking with my boss about some upcoming duties, and in a moment of clarity, I realized that I was in over my head on a couple of projects. I asked her if there was any way we could change things around a bit, and she said it would be no...