by Laura Sandretti | Feb 7, 2024 | Uncategorized
“We are the beloved. We are intimately loved long before our parents, teachers, spouses, children, and friends loved or wounded us. That’s the truth of our lives. That’s the truth I want you to claim for yourself. That’s the truth spoken by the voice that says, ‘You...
by Laura Sandretti | Jun 9, 2023 | Loving Others, Uncategorized
“Why does the Bible say homosexuality is a sin?” When a young man who’d grown up in the church asked me this question that he genuinely desired to understand, I empathized with him. I have a close friend who’s gay. Her partner is a safe person who treats her better...
by Laura Sandretti | Feb 9, 2023 | Uncategorized
A brain MRI. Lab results. Plane rides. Ten years ago, these things I’ve had to do the past few weeks would’ve sent me into a mental, emotional, and spiritual spiral. And not just doing these things, but worrying about them for days beforehand would’ve upended me, too....
by Laura Sandretti | May 25, 2022 | Loving the Hard to Like, Uncategorized
When a Christian friend I love asked me this in frustration recently, it upset me. I think a better question for Christ followers isn’t, “How do you vote?” but “What are our thoughts, attitudes, and conversations with like-minded friends toward people who vote...
by Laura Sandretti | Apr 30, 2021 | Uncategorized
One month ago, we lost our dog of fourteen years. Although I’m a kid (not a dog) person, after Sherman died, I was broken. Every time I’d walk by his bed was or thought I heard him shake his collar, I’d cry so hard it took my breath away. Every picture, memory, and...
by Laura Sandretti | Nov 20, 2020 | Uncategorized
“I thought she was going to be brown-skinned.” This is isn’t the first time I’ve had this sentiment directed toward me lately. When the young man we mentor introduced me to his friend, she looked a bit surprised and confused. Although we’ve been in Polo’s life for a...
