Tag Archives: Love

This is a love story: a very short (and possibly unfinished) work of fiction

Posted on February 27, 2007 by Charles Churchill

Author’s Note: This is not a new piece. I wrote it a few years ago, and while I’m still not totally happy with it, for some reason, I like it very much. So, occasionally, I get it out, reread it … Continue reading →

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The First Type of Evangelism

Posted on February 22, 2007 by Charles Churchill

Our church’s verse for the year is “He that winneth souls is wise”, and while I have no problem with Scripture or focusing on winning souls, I’m a little underwhelmed with the modern concept of “soul winning”. And no, I’m … Continue reading →

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The Best Story, the True Myth, a poem

Posted on February 21, 2007 by Charles Churchill

Over at Bittersweet Life, Ariel has posted a poem about the choice we make each day in how we see the world. Here’s a snippet: Every story that has inner beauty, That strikes a note and holds it In our … Continue reading →

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Love is… spinning?!?

Posted on February 21, 2007 by Charles Churchill

I stumbled across this around Valentine’s Day and thought it was extremely cute (in a very masculine sort of way). Note that the site that this web comic comes from has the following warning in its page footer and should … Continue reading →

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Marriage, Children, Love, and Responsibility

Posted on February 16, 2007 by Charles Churchill

I’ve always been interested in the nature of responsibility, and in what makes a man or a woman finally pick up its mantle and seriously begin the journey toward true manhood or womanhood. I think for a lot of people, … Continue reading →

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Man + Woman = Good!

Posted on February 15, 2007 by Charles Churchill

As a man and a husband and a father, a lot of the topics on this blog tend to center around the home. As such, from time to time, I will have things to say about marriage and about children. … Continue reading →

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Looking back on love

Posted on February 14, 2007 by Charles Churchill

With apologies, these are poems that I wrote my wife while we were dating. There have been poems since then, but I stumbled across these recently and thought that with Valentine’s day coming up tomorrow, they seemed appropriate. It’s midnight … Continue reading →

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The Quality and Expression of Love

Posted on February 5, 2007 by Charles Churchill

Over at Bittersweet Life, my friend Ariel has pointed us all to an article (on the Touchstone magazine blog) that dares to compare modern American pop culture lyrics on love to stuff written by dead people (they probably couldn’t even … Continue reading →

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Postpartum Depression, Love, Joy, and Marriage

Posted on January 16, 2007 by Charles Churchill

I’ve been making a point in this last year to be more transparent. There is a tendency among people and particularly among Christians, to pretend that all is well. That joy means happiness, that peace means a life without conflict. … Continue reading →

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The Equation of Love

Posted on January 4, 2007 by Charles Churchill

Continuing on in the theme of love, here’s a challenge. Write down your simplest definition of love. Then read John 3:16: For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him … Continue reading →

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