damn, i know the bravest people! seriously. and what is so funny to me is that many look at our community from the outside and comment that somehow it’s not a place for them. “there’s just too much brokenness at the refuge” is a comment i have heard my fair share of. i think folks […]
Read Moreout of the darkness: self-injury
there’s no doubt, i could talk church & theology all day long; i think a huge part of the blog-o-sphere conversations are related to those two broad and never-ending topics. and while i always appreciate the different perspectives, the one thing that i sometimes think is missing from the conversation are stories. real life stories, […]
Read Morecreating containers for beauty, justice, community & healing
this past week was a really wild one. i know i say that a lot, but sometimes there are weeks that stick out above others as truly over-the-top. this week wasn’t nearly as brutal emotionally as some have been, it just happened to be jam packed with the weirdest combination of starts and finishes and […]
Read Morewhy we need mothers & fathers, brothers & sisters, daughters & sons
i have been wanting to write this post for a while. it has been especially impressed on my heart in the past few months and i thought in honor of the-day-after-mother’s day i’d actually write it. i think that the purpose of community–“the church”–is to have a place, whatever that looks like, to learn to […]
Read Moreresting in the trough
yesterday was the national day of prayer. i got invited to go to an event that a group of cool women i know were hosting to bless and pray for women who serve other women in denver. it was just one of those odd moments where i knew i needed to go. i rsvp’d and […]
Read More"we are one" & more ramblings about justice
well we’re back from our crazy rome trip. we were only there a little over 24 hours because that is what jose’s layover was (for those of you who don’t know he is a pilot for united airlines to pay our bills & a new lawyer for a legal aid clinic here in denver because […]
Read Morepower differentials in action
if you’ve been reading for a while you know i am passionate about advocacy. i believe we are called to stand up for the oppressed, be a voice for the voiceless, and to raise awareness of injustices with more than just words. my last specific rant about this subject was when i wrote make advocates […]
Read Moremixing it up: say yes.
i’m kind of melancholy & raw these days, in a good way. re-thinking a lot, waiting, listening, trying to notice some things God is probably saying that i keep trying to juke & jive my way out of, fairly unsuccessfully. anyway, i thought i’d mix it up a bit and share this andrea gibson […]
Read Moreah, beauty here and there and everywhere
well i am definitely in a bit of a blog lull. it sounds like it’s contagious. i definitely have a few things swirling around in my little head but no time or energy to put them down so just waiting until they find their way out somehow. my back is definitely getting better; i am […]
Read Morei see Jesus alive in you. and you. and you…
happy easter. it was a lovely eve at the refuge last night, so simple, so sweet, so fun. kids & grownups, love & laughter, sadness & hope all mixed together. plus, one advantage of having a saturday evening gathering is that we get the resurrection one day early! i love easter & the signs of […]
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