Morgan Groenewald

By Morgan Groenewald / collect.as sembly I know there are a lot of opinions in the Christian world when it comes to Halloween. Some families completely avoid it, others embrace it for what it is, and then there are those of us somewhere in between just trying to walk in wisdom and peace. Side note: It really saddens me when people call that “lukewarm,” because that implies you haven’t thought about it. However, I feel very strongly that this is right for me and my family, fo

I had an epiphany this week. Sometimes I struggle to connect with the rest of the band. We’ll finish practice, sit around making small talk, and I suddenly feel like the only person at a party who didn’t get the inside joke. And for the longest time, I couldn’t figure out why. No, no… it can’t possibly be because I’m autistic and miss a significant portion of the social cues and nuances. Definitely not that. The only logical conclusion is that I am a dog person … and they all

There were a lot of thank-yous said last night, but one man was a bit left out and y’all noticed. 😉 I’m not great with words on the spot (which is why Joel does all the talking) and honestly, there wouldn’t have been enough time to thank this man properly anyway. So, without further ado, let’s fix that. Joel, you’ve dragged me along on a journey I fought every step of the way, a journey you could see the potential of long before I could even begin to comprehend how it might

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what it means to actually carry each other’s burdens. Not in the nice, “churchy” way where we say, “I’ll pray for you,” and move on. I mean really see each other, really sit with each other’s stuff. We constantly hear people preaching the need to bear one another’s burdens, hold each other accountable and be vulnerable with one another… but we don’t. And I’ve noticed something that’s been bothering me. Whenever someone opens up about w