Denise Miller Holmes | July 13, 2010
Savvy Article #1005
I’m fat, and it’s taken a bite of my self esteem. I am a big, round, butter ball, and I can’t hide it. I am not quite roll-me-down-the-aisle-to-my-two-airplane-seats big, but I’m big enough to say “I’m fat.”
I used to have a healthy body (translation, thin) and what is astounding is not the emotional [...]
Denise Miller Holmes | March 1, 2010
Savvy Article #1004
Michael J. Wilkins says, “Yes.” A person who is fully human is conformed to the image of God.
In a mind-bending chapter in his book In His Image, Wilkins argues energetically that you, a Christian, become conformed to the image of God by becoming more human.
Bizarre doesn’t cover it. How can you, a sinful [...]
Denise Miller Holmes | February 12, 2010
Savvy Article #1003
Alert—I’m about to go against a Christian icon. I confess that throughout the years, the rigid view of women’s roles from Dobson and Focus on the Family have annoyed me. And now, an Examiner.com reporter has published an outrageous quote of mine, so I need to explain.
First, this is where I agree with [...]
Denise Miller Holmes | February 2, 2010
Savvy Article #1002
The world is teeming with Christians who leave churches and hibernate because other believers have deeply wounded them. Many of the wounders are pastors and leaders.
I used to think the biggest reason Christians treat each other despicably was interpersonal ignorance and lack of responsibility. I’ve heard leaders judge the wounded for leaving. “You [...]
Denise Miller Holmes | January 8, 2010
Savvy Article #1001
If you are one of those hypie types that get’s a glow from setting and reaching goals, if you have listened to every Tony Robbins tape, and if you believe wholeheartedly that writing down your goals with a time limit MAKES them happen, I’m about to burst your bubble.
After much failure and [...]
Denise Miller Holmes | November 11, 2009
Savvy Article #0927
Ha! Didn’t expect this topic on a Christian website, did ja? Well, before you click off, consider this: if you feel downtrodden and crushed, if you feel unable to move because your heart is broken beyond recognition, if you can’t see your way out of a pulverizing situation, then what you DON’T need [...]
admin | October 21, 2009
Mini-article #0903
They say that form is supposed to follow function, but too many food designers haven’t read the original memo.
Time and time again, I order a shrimp dish, drenched in sauce, and the tails are on! I know there is meat under that shell-of-a tail, but there is no delicate way to get to it. [...]
Denise Miller Holmes | September 23, 2009
Savvy Article #0925
The old, wrinkled woman said to me, “Remember that if you ask us to pray for you, to also pray for yourself.” Of course, I knew that. I may have been a young Christian, but even a ninny knows to pray for yourself while others are praying for you, right?
But that was the [...]
Denise Miller Holmes | September 14, 2009
Savvy Article #0924
Shame is a killer. It kills the heart, it kills the mind, it kills relationships, and it kills joy.
Of course, there is such a thing as healthy shame—the type of shame that leads us to sorrow and repentance. But, shame too often becomes toxic.
Denise Miller Holmes | August 18, 2009
Savvy Article #0923
You will never find lasting happiness unless you find a certain ingredient in life. And neither will I.
Too much of what we do in this life leaves us empty. An activity may bring a temporary lift in spirits, but, like the classic taste of Cheetos, one Cheeto gives a burst of flavor, then [...]
