Archive - Dani | Writes

Every Story Starts Somewhere...

In this companion series to my forthcoming book, Single Ever After, I’ll reflect weekly on one chapter of the book. I’ll share what I wrestled with…

Jul 2 •

June 2025

I Interrupt Your Usual Programming...

I really just wanted to let you know that over the next few months, things will be a little different around here. This is the result of two different…

Jun 11 •

May 2025

A Palate Cleanser: 'Bring Me Home'

One of the reasons I love Les Misérables so much is that it has been one way in which I’ve come to know, share and experience the love of others. And as…

May 20 •

Why I'm Not "A Feminist"

I’m not a feminist because, before, over, and above anything else I could ever be, I’m a Christian. And that is more than enough for a woman like me. In…

May 12 •

April 2025

Defusing the Sin of Empathy

The Sin of Empathy is a deeply flawed book that fails to diagnose both the real issue at stake and its real solution. Bring biblical and theological…

Apr 23 •

On The Sin of E̶m̶p̶a̶t̶h̶y̶ Being a Woman

Anyone who claims that Joe Rigney faults feminism—rather than women themselves—for what he considers to be empathy’s destructive impact on church and…

Apr 15 •

Book Title & Cover Reveal! And Some Stuff About Empathy Too.

I’m delighted to reveal the title and cover of my forthcoming book (to be published with The Good Book Company in September this year).

Apr 10 •

March 2025

Keeping a Close Eye on "Celibacy": Part 2

In my last post, I suggested that we need to keep a close eye on the “celibate” takeover of “singleness”. In this second part, I want to show you that…

Mar 4 •

February 2025

Keeping a Close Eye on "Celibacy": Part 1

You might be wondering if it really matters whether we speak of “singleness” or “celibacy”. Is it really that big a deal? Well, words matter. After all…

Feb 25 •

Return of the Eunuch (Part Four): A Few Final Thoughts

I want to finish this series by making a couple of pastorally focused observations and then one last comment (and challenge) about why I think we are so…

Feb 9 •

December 2024

Top Five of 2024

I thought I’d wrap up 2024 with a Top 5 Retrospective. So, without further ado, here are my five most read post of this year.

Dec 30, 2024 •

Return of the Eunuch (Part Three): The Proposed Reading

The eunuch is not representative of a specially enabled sub-group but of all Jesus’ followers who are not married. In light of the kingdom, singleness…

Dec 18, 2024 •

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