* thank you, dear friends, for the love & support & encouragement for the refuge in all kinds of different ways. i struggled with writing that post & of course as soon as i hit publish i had blogger’s remorse. but i knew i needed to and i’m glad i did. i am always reminded […]
Read Morethe difference between begging for money & asking to support a worthy cause and why i'm bad at both.
i hate money issues. raised by a single mommy doing the best she could, i started working when i was 13 years old for spending money. in college, i was on mounds of financial aid. i clearly remember my last semester, leaving the financial aid office knowing that was the last time i would have […]
Read Moreformation friday: God expanded
“what comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us.” – a.w. tozer i’m not sure i completely agree with this quote but it does make me think. it also makes sense why so many of our distorted and jacked up images of God have gotten us into […]
Read Morecharisma, fairy dust and our addiction to kings
last week we hosted a small gathering of co-pastors from 5 different communities/4 different states. it was a lovely, simple time centered on sharing the ups and downs of shared leadership and pastoring these kinds of nutty churches. i have a lot of respect for people who co-pastor because it is a very unpopular & rare […]
Read Morewhat it's like…to lose a job and try to feed your family.
i do not know what it is like to be unemployed and try to feed my family, but unfortunately i do know a lot of people who do. it’s hard enough to lose a job with no christian baggage attached, but add that into the mix and it complicates it even further. there are so […]
Read Moreformation friday: deep, wide, high, long love
* i had this post ready to go yesterday but before i published it i heard the news from home (i’m in california at the moment for my grandma’s memorial service) that they had positively identified precious 9 year old jessica ridgeway’s body, found a mile or so from our house in colorado. in these […]
Read More5 ways to make it through the election & still keep your friends
* this post is for the october synchroblog, centered on faith & politics. i wrote a post several years ago that still probably sums things up for me. when it comes to this year’s election, i am left with a feeling that the system is so badly broken that it is discouraging. although i believe […]
Read More"just bring me a shot glass" & being ourselves in community.
as someone whose mantra is “downward mobility,” i’m guessing it’s crossed some minds out here how i reconcile my life as part the refuge with my life that includes flying all over the world and doing all kinds of appearing-not-so-downwardly mobile things. it crosses my mind, too. it’s been quite a wild ride for me […]
Read Moreformation friday: frantic
* every friday i’ve been sharing a short spiritual direction reflection. thanks for sharing some of your experiences with it! the other ones so far this month are: a shifter’s prayer, pilgrimage, and security. * * * * * i hate the feeling of being frantic. running from one thing to another with no […]
Read Morewhat it's like…to have cancer
here’s another installment in this series of interviews on “what it’s like”. the other two so far are: what it’s like to get kicked out of church & what it’s like to have a child come out as gay. * * * * * i have changed the names for the “what it’s like” interviews […]
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