Thankful to be an American Christian
As I write this, it’s voting day. I’ve spent the past hour surfing recent news articles and official bios of the candidates that will be on my ballot. In this time, it is so easy—common […]
Articles by Kim Mauck
Boyfriends and Best Friends: Building Up Friendships In All Areas of Life
“I married my best friend.” How many times have you read that in a sweet anniversary message between spouses on Facebook? You’ve probably even heard a bride or groom call their beloved his or her […]
The Girl Behind the Mask
You’re going to a November football game, so you wear an extra layer of clothes. For a formal dance, you slip on a gown that makes you feel like a princess. When you go to […]
American Idle: Is Celebrity News a Harmless Habit?
Red carpet fashion. On-set chemistry. Celebrity babies and weddings, arrests and rehab. Do these phrases make your guilty-pleasure self sit up and beg for details? And not just details, but pictures! Photos of John Mayer […]
Heart-Healthy Entertainment
It’s easy to get hooked on the popular music, movies, and TV shows, but Christians do what’s hard. Let’s choose what we watch, listen to, and read based on what’s good for us, not what […]
The Iron Standard: Forging Friendships that Strengthen
Have you ever had a friend who made you feel like you were a secret agent superhero goddess? Someone who made you feel like a rock star drama queen, a gold-medalist in joke-telling, fashion, beauty, […]
God 101: Pre-Req for Your Packed School Schedule
BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP! 7:35? What? How is it…That can’t be right–I have to be at school in 20 minutes! Race to the bathroom, take care of business, whoa, is that my breath? Get minty-fresh […]
When Work Becomes Joy
When I was a section editor of my college newspaper, our new editor-in-chief told us at the beginning of the year, “I don’t think parties or retreats or kum-ba-yah feelings make us feel like we’re […]
This Life is NOT What I Ordered!
Say you order a Pumpkin Spice Latte with extra whipped cream, but the barista gives you a decaf Mocha Frappuccino with no whip. Are you going to take a big slurp and say “Thank you!” […]
Thankful for Yourself
A bath set in a scent that makes your nose wrinkle. A gift book about graduation. Sweaters that are too boxy, too bright, too blah. You know you’ve got gifts like these stashed somewhere, still […]