Dear Awkward, My wife is late for almost everything we do. I am the type that believes, “If you’re not 10 minutes early, you’re 10 minutes late.” Marital discord has become a consequence. Any advice? JimDawg Growing up, my mom set our kitchen clock ahead fifteen minutes to help us leave the house on time. …
Dear Awkward: How Can I Turn Off My Magnificent Brain?
Dear Awkward, I struggle with insomnia. My mind will simply not “turn off” at bedtime as I have to analyze my day. For example, I’ll wonder if I said something bad about someone behind their back. How do I turn off my magnificent brain? Sincerely, Magnificent Dear Magnificent, When I was in elementary school, my …
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Dear Awkward: Help! My Son Is a Failure.
Dear Awkward, My 23 year old son failed out of college last year and has been half-living his life since. He had a job as a sales clerk at a local sporting goods store, but then he got falsely accused of something and he quit. Then he went back to school for a little bit, …
Dear Awkward: Help! My family is a crazy mess at church.
Dear Awkward, I’ve felt like a walking disaster since being in junior high around all the “churched” kids. I failed sword drills and just about everything since. But I love Jesus with all my heart and I know He sees the true me. I married a Christian man who suffered greatly in his youth at …
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Dear Awkward: Help! God said I would get married. I’m still single.
Dear Awkward, God spoke to me in 2017 and told me that a gentleman that attends church with me would become my husband. Well, it’s 2019 and it hasn’t happened yet, although God speaks to me frequently about the situation. My question is, what does God want me to do while I’m waiting? Why would …
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Dear Awkward: Help! My Co-Worker Scares Me!
Dear Awkward, I work at a large Fortune 500 company. Recently one of my coworkers, Carlos, was promoted and now leads a small team. Since the promotion, Carlos has been trying to assert his new authority—even over people, like me, who don’t work for him. For example, in meetings with senior executives, he mansplained the …
Dear Awkward: My Pastor and Air Yeezys
Dear Awkward, What do you think if the Instagram account @preachersnsneakers? How do you see wealth, spending, and responsibility in church and or in the kingdom? Is there a place for judgement? Mara Dear Mara, After I received your question, I decided to re-take the Slavery Footprint survey, and discovered that I, personally, employ 52 …
Dear Awkward: My Kids Are Slobs. Help!
Dear Awkward, How do you get your kids to clean up after themselves? My kids are 12, 10 and 7 and I feel like I’ve tried everything over the years. Chore charts, reward systems, scolding, drawing attention to the mess, calling them back to do it again when it’s not cleaned up properly. IT NEVER …
Dear Awkward: Do I forgive or speak up?
Dear Awkward, Several years ago, our family got involved in fostering children with significant medical needs. The nudge to do so came from the teachings of our church…to love God and to love people. But, the very church family who encouraged us to jump in did not throw the life-preserver we expected. Fostering got hard. …
Dear Awkward: My friend got healed, and I didn’t.
Dear Portia, I keep praying for healing, and I am not healed, but someone else in my circle did get healed and I am trying to be okay with this but I am not. A Dear A, Is it even possible to ad your question without using some sort of offensive platitude? Let’s attempt it, …
Dear Awkward: How Do You Stay Sane with a Mentally Ill Person?
Dear Awkward, How do you deal with toxic or mentally ill people who have harmful behaviors and stay sane? You have no choice but to deal with them—they’re your family or your boss. How do you get them to seek the help they need? Or, to understand they have an issue? JP Dear JP, I …
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Dear Awkward: Annoyed at Church
Dear Awkward, I am annoyed and irritated and bored at church. My husband loves it, but to me, our church feels like a big show: entertainment, choir performance, giveaways, and a superficial sermon. How do I look past the trappings and experience a deeper relationship with God? If other people love church so much am …
Dear Awkward: I Had Sex…and then We Broke Up. Now What?
Dear Awkward, I grew up in the heart of evangelical purity culture. When I was 13, my parents took me out to dinner and gave me a promise ring. Throughout high school and college, I heard boys would ask me to compromise my sexual standards. I was ready to tell them no, but no one ever …
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