We’ve all heard it. During the spring of 2020 more than ever. Unprecedented. This word doesn’t roll off the tongue; it’s easy to misspell, and it has nearly as many syllables as required feet for safe social distancing. COVID-19 …
A MOPS Story: the Invitation
Jesus – he was with me all along. A relenting love that was pursuing me my whole life; I just needed to look up and see that it was him. My story starts about 10 years ago. A young woman …
How To Take Your Kids To Church as a Solo Parent
Every summer I solo parent. I’m not a single parent, that’s different. Single parenting is real. Solo parenting is a strange alternate universe where I have a partner, but for six months it’s in the past: I had a husband. …
MOPS International Statement of Faith
MOPS International has been made aware of a new blog and companion podcast posted this week criticizing MOPS’ theology. We are saddened that these Christian bloggers did not contact us directly with their concerns. Solid theology is important to all …
I Don’t Feel Like Going to Church Today
I woke up this morning feeling rather down. There were things on my mind, feelings to work through, and a tiredness that came from months of emotion pushed aside. And then there was change coming and I hadn’t even begun …
How IKEA Made Me Want to Go to Church
Like many churchgoing couples who become parents, we stopped attending services after the birth of our first daughter. We couldn’t figure out how to make it work while our infant was taking four naps a day; and any time we …
The Case for a Quiet Life
My grandma died without changing the world. My mom probably will too, as will I. In the world of today, we will have failed. For today, it is not enough to love well, to fight the good fight of faith, …
How Slow Mondays Saved My Sanity
Not too long ago, I was living in a state of overwhelmed. I was tired, short-fused, stressed and a mere shadow of my best self. I was pregnant with my second child and spent my days juggling a strong-willed 3-year-old …
Restless Nights
Everyday worries can keep you awake. Sometimes at night Edith can’t sleep. She goes through the “what-ifs”: What if her son gets sick and she can’t leave work? What if there’s no one she can call to take care of …