by Mary B Safrit | May 17, 2023 | Christian Living, How-to's, Uncategorized
I used to take notes whilst listening to sermons. You see, I attend a church that uses the three-point method of preaching. The pastor spends 35 minutes going through their teaching on that day’s scripture passage. Reader, that’s a long time to try and...
by Mary B Safrit | Mar 29, 2023 | Christian Living, Uncategorized
I don’t know when it happened exactly. But at some point in the last couple of years, I decided to let God come to me. There was no grand gesture. No proverbial fist-shaking at the sky. Somewhere along the line, I got tired. For the last fifteen years, give or...
by Mary B Safrit | Feb 8, 2023 | Christian Living, Singleness, The Creative Life, Uncategorized
I’m not a fan of Valentine’s Day. It’s hard to say that without feeling like a cynic. I’d argue it’s because I’m actually a true romantic. You see, I think our expression of love should not be constrained to an arbitrary day. Nor do...
by Mary B Safrit | Oct 26, 2022 | Christian Living, Relationships and Community, Singleness
Hostility of my church removing all female single leaders from ministries cuz “couples only.” I usually try to keep myself even-keeled in these messages. I’m aware that the people on this list represent a diverse range of theological backgrounds. But I’ll...
by Mary B Safrit | Oct 12, 2022 | Christian Living, How-to's, Relationships and Community, Singleness, Uncategorized
Feeling afraid about the idea of being in a relationship and the idea of staying single, both are terrifying. I love the realness of this question. So much so that I decided to ask a therapist to weigh in. I went live with Candice Czubernat to talk about overcoming...
by Mary B Safrit | Aug 3, 2022 | Christian Living, Singleness
“Do you think you’ll stay in the city long-term?” It’s a question I get pretty regularly—on first dates, talking to recent acquaintances—ok, basically any time I’m getting to know someone. I’m not sure how ubiquitous the question is for people living in...
