“Mom, why would anyone want to worship an object?” My son, Zach, yelled from the seat behind me. Idolatry seems puzzling, doesn’t it. I tried to think of an appropriate answer for my ten-year-old. I couldn’t help but think about my personal...
Everyday I get this terribly annoying message from someone named Chris. And everyday I open it because I mistake it for legitimate communication. I click to see pictures of tarot cards captioned by a few sentences that spew some garbage about “forecasting my...
In Compared to Who? the Podcats Season 3, Episode 2: Heather Creekmore interviews Mindy Pickens, a woman who’s uncovered God’s grace and hope for her body image in a way she never expected! Listen to Mindy’s hope-filled story and glean from her...
Ever heard of the term, “Body Image Idolatry?” I sure hadn’t. I wrestled body image and comparison issues for years, believing I’d heard all the “Christian” answers to my body image issues. But, it wasn’t until I heard Dr. Tim...
Confession time. Just over a year ago, I had a photo album on my phone titled “thinspiration.” You’ve probably already deduced the photos were a collection of ladies that I completely and totally envied. Celebrities. Friends. Personal trainers. Even a frenemy. The...
What does progress towards freedom really look like? Is anyone actually getting better without getting more beautiful? I can truly tell you now, by the grace of God, I am more whole in my body image now than I ever have been before. I wrote my beginning story here,...
