well here we are, holy week. on wednesday at the refuge we are having our 2nd annual seder dinner together & friday is a simple good friday gathering. saturday eve at the refuge will be easter refuge-style with an egg hunt afterward for all the kiddos. i really do love our beautiful little community. just […]
Read Morered and yellow black and white, we are precious in his sight
i have really appreciated the comments and emails from last week’s post. it seemed like the quote that touched the most was “are you a Jesus fan or a Jesus follower?” with palm sunday a few days away, it definitely seems to be an appropriate question. how quickly things turned from people chanting “hosanna, blessed […]
Read More"the kingdom of God isn't just going to drop out of the sky"
i’ve been in a bit of a blog fog. real life is extra crazy & busy & full & good; i have all kinds of ideas i’ve love to process together, but between the refuge and kids and wacky seminary & university instructing gigs there’s just no time. for now, i’m just sharing what i […]
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i am journeying through christine sine’s lenten guide on the road toward easter. it has some really beautiful stuff in it! week one was a journey into brokenness & i wrote on the difference between “i suck” and a truly humble heart. week two was a journey into hunger. this week is a journey into […]
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“man does not live by bread alone.” luke 4:4 another week has flown by. it seems for some reason that the past few weeks have flashed by; if i slow them down a bit and think about all of the ins and outs of people and relationships and crises and traumas and dramas, i just […]
Read Morewe can't just stand by: international women's day 2009
most people around me know that one of the things i am most passionate about is equality for women–across the board, in the church, in our communities, in the world. the injustice that continues to prevail against women in many shapes and forms is not something that i think we can just stand by and […]
Read Morethe difference between "i suck" and a truly humble heart
it’s been quite a month for me; i finished my initial training to be a very part-time university of phoenix online instructor (it was kind of intense and very good!). jose and i squeezed in a last-minute-crazy-free trip to mexico and the next weekend i went to portland for convergence and got to hang out […]
Read Morelast view from the margins: brown in a white world
well, my friends, we have come to the end of february & this 8 post series on a view from the margins. i have really enjoyed everyone’s perspectives and all of the comments & emails in response. it’s time to take a little break and shift gears (i am going to be writing about some […]
Read Morea view from the margins: the aftermath of emotional & physical abuse
i know the coolest women. seriously. strong, brave, courageous women who are rebuilding their lives after the ravages of emotional and physical abuse threatened to ruin them. i am crazily passionate about the subject of domestic violence because it is so prevalent, so underestimated, so misunderstood. one of the reasons i am so intense about […]
Read Morea view from the margins: gay + "the church" = a lot of damage
well i don’t think it would be possible to focus on a view from the margins without offering some perspectives from a group of folks who tend to be the most marginalized of all when it comes to “the church”-the gay & lesbian community. i recognize that people who read this blog may be all […]
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