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 | Apr 12, 2023 | Uncategorized
It’s wedding season! Let’s be real, is it ever not wedding season? If you’re like me, weddings inspire a maelstrom of emotions. We are happy for our friend(s). At the same time, a number of murkier emotions rise to the surface. A wedding represents a lot of lovely...
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 | Nov 23, 2022 | Uncategorized
It’s that time of year. Things are ramping up as we barrel toward the end of 2022. The holidays, with all they entail, are upon us. As joyous as it can be, those of us who are single might be prone to feeling a certain kind of way. The family centricity of our culture...
by Mary B Safrit | Nov 16, 2022 | Mental Health, Singleness
It’s that time of year. Things are ramping up as we barrel towards the end of 2022. The holidays, with all they entail, are upon us. As joyous as it can be, those of us who are single might be prone to feeling a certain kind of way. The family centricity of our...
by Mary B Safrit | Nov 2, 2022 | Relationships and Community, The Creative Life
Human beings are wired to be with one another. In a cultural moment when we feel isolated and fractured, how do we connect authentically and deeply? We wonder if we are the only ones struggling, but it feels vulnerable to share. Most of us have been feeling...
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 19, 2022 | How-to's, Relationships and Community
When I got this question, my instinct was to respond with a question (a classic coach move). I was curious about what made this person’s brain immediately associate being real with being a complainer. After taking some time to consider, I realized that I actually...
by Mary B Safrit | Oct 19, 2022 | How-to's, Singleness, Uncategorized
Let’s talk about “the gap.” It exists in many contexts—work, church, relationships, ourselves, etc. It’s the space between reality and what we want, expect, or think we deserve. Life as imperfect humans in an imperfect world means that our lives are filled with gaps....
