well here are, over halfway into lent on the road to easter. it’s an odd journey for many; i know many of you are honoring the season in some way, shape or form, and yet others of you don’t have it on your radar at all for all kinds of reasons. one potentially dangerous thing […]
Read Morethe order of the brokenhearted
even though i posted a few days early for international women’s day with the power of being wanted, i want to remind everyone that today, march 8th, is officially it so i hope that each of us take some time today to consider our contributions to the advancement of women in today’s world. i love […]
Read Morethe power of being wanted
this monday march 8th is international women’s day. i’ve written a post in honor of it the past 2 years (you can read them here & here) & really wanted to write one this year, too. there’s something powerful about a bunch of people thinking, talking, sharing, listening, learning, about the same topic at the […]
Read Moreafrica, in all its beauty & all its chaos
yeah, i needed a little break from church talk here & thought i’d shift gears today. i wrote this little piece as a momento from africa, a marker & reminder of our time there and what it meant to me. i shared it at our denver voca femina live share party a few weekends ago […]
Read MoreJesus & "excellence"
every so often i start to feel a little bad about some of the things that i write because i know it can be mis-perceived as a continual negativity toward typical church systems. i doubt myself and think “maybe it’s not as bad as i think? maybe i’m exaggerating?” but then i end up in […]
Read More"missional" – a roundtable podcast
as most of you know if you’ve been reading the carnival for long, i am passionate about the wild & beautiful body of Christ. and even though i have personally lost a lot of hope in many aspects of the “institution”, i firmly believe that God is alive-and-well through pockets of people & that his […]
Read Morethe wall & the wilderness
“lent is not a ritual. it is a time to think seriously about who Jesus is for us, to renew our faith from the inside out” – joan chittister * * * * * one of my all-time favorite carnival blog posts was called a nifty chart for the journey. it included a chart […]
Read Morewhy i'm a postevangelical-missional-emerging-ancient future-social justice-progressive-conservative-12 stepping-bible enjoying-"christian"mutt
well that video conversation with my friend john sparked a lot of great thoughts & perspectives! thanks for your contributions i really look forward to more so stay tuned! meanwhile, for the sake of the conversation on labels, i thought i’d share some additional thoughts that have been floating around in my head for a […]
Read Morewrestling with the word "christian" – a video conversation
well, i’m going to take a risk here and mix it up a bit. sometimes i think just-words-week-after-week-after-week get boring so i’d like to try some different textures on the carnival this year. i’m going to experiment with video here and there, nothing edited or flashy or scripted; i definitely don’t have the time or […]
Read Morethe church of the 99 or the 1?
when i knew that i was going to be speaking/teaching/facilitating/whatever you want to call it in africa (yeah, i am not too into the word “preach”) i spent some time reflecting on what to share, which passage, which direction to go. i was nervous because as you all know, i’m a little on the not-so-conservative […]
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