Category Archives: Moving Out … Settling In
When We Aren’t Who We Want to Be
By Kimberly Schluterman My brother is five and a half years older than me. He was a happy, even-tempered baby and a well-behaved child. My parents believed themselves to be really wonderful parents because the fruit of their labor was
When We Aren’t Who We Want to Be
By Kimberly Schluterman My brother is five and a half years older than me. He was a happy, even-tempered baby and a well-behaved child. My parents believed themselves to be really wonderful parents because the fruit of their labor was
Too Afraid for a Spirit of Fear
By Kimberly Schluterman In the fall of 2009, I wrote a column called “As the Seasons Change,” detailing how I lost my lifelong convictions about biblical truth and spiritual certainty in only a matter of months. (More on this, including
Too Afraid for a Spirit of Fear
By Kimberly Schluterman In the fall of 2009, I wrote a column called “As the Seasons Change,” detailing how I lost my lifelong convictions about biblical truth and spiritual certainty in only a matter of months. (More on this, including
To Know Me is to Understand Me
By Kimberly Schluterman In The Experience Economy, B. Joseph Pine said, “The experience of being understood, versus interpreted, is so compelling, you can charge admission.” I was intrigued by the statement at first, but it wasn’t until my husband and
To Know Me is to Understand Me
By Kimberly Schluterman In The Experience Economy, B. Joseph Pine said, “The experience of being understood, versus interpreted, is so compelling, you can charge admission.” I was intrigued by the statement at first, but it wasn’t until my husband and
Learning the Hard Way
By Kimberly Schluterman When I was in Jr. High, Jesse, a kid a few grades ahead of me, was killed tragically in a car accident as he drove home, drunk, from a party on the mountain. At the time, we
Learning the Hard Way
By Kimberly Schluterman When I was in Jr. High, Jesse, a kid a few grades ahead of me, was killed tragically in a car accident as he drove home, drunk, from a party on the mountain. At the time, we
Eventually Spring
By Kimberly Schluterman Well, it’s that time of year again. After a record-bustingly cold winter, during which my town was colder than the South Pole for at least one night (and Single! editor Donna was happily in sub-tropical Brazil for
Eventually Spring
By Kimberly Schluterman Well, it’s that time of year again. After a record-bustingly cold winter, during which my town was colder than the South Pole for at least one night (and Single! editor Donna was happily in sub-tropical Brazil for
When Right Looks Wrong
By Kimberly Schluterman Once when I was in Jr. High, our youth group minister had an open-question night, where instead of having a set lesson, he let us ask Bible questions and he did his best to answer them. He
When Right Looks Wrong
By Kimberly Schluterman Once when I was in Jr. High, our youth group minister had an open-question night, where instead of having a set lesson, he let us ask Bible questions and he did his best to answer them. He
Confidently Humble
By Kimberly Schluterman This column was inspired by some teenage friends on Facebook whose conversations back and forth reminded me of what was perhaps the hardest, most difficult part of being a teenager: learning self-confidence. I had honestly forgotten how
Confidently Humble
By Kimberly Schluterman This column was inspired by some teenage friends on Facebook whose conversations back and forth reminded me of what was perhaps the hardest, most difficult part of being a teenager: learning self-confidence. I had honestly forgotten how
A Mid-20s Crisis
By Kimberly Schluterman I’m about a third of the way through the 25th year of my life. It doesn’t get much more “mid-twenties” than that. My Facebook status today says, “We enjoyed a perfect fire all day, then went out
A Mid-20s Crisis
By Kimberly Schluterman I’m about a third of the way through the 25th year of my life. It doesn’t get much more “mid-twenties” than that. My Facebook status today says, “We enjoyed a perfect fire all day, then went out
