“Christ has no body on earth but yours, no hands but yours, no feet but yours. yours are the eyes through which he is to look out, Christ’s compassion to the world. yours are the feet with which he is to go about doing good. yours the hands with which he is to bless now.” […]
Read Morewhat could be: equality practiced
there is no more beautiful art than to see a person, a man, a woman, a child, crafted in God’s image and living as fully into that image of God that only they can fill. it not only makes them more beautiful, it makes God more beautiful. – christa romig-leavitt i have had fun writing […]
Read Morelight: i'll take a sliver anyday
i’m taking a brief departure from this current series what could be to participate in the december synchroblog, a group of bloggers writing on the same topic. i always love participating and hearing from a variety of voices & perspectives. you can check out the links below. in the month’s topic is “light and dark […]
Read Morewhat could be: power diffused
i was thinking today how it is kind of weird that i am doing this series during advent and i know so many people are writing about great things related to the coming of Jesus and here i am talking about church, yet again. but the truth is that a big part of advent is […]
Read Morewhat could be: doubt honored
“there are two easy ways to slide through life: to believe everything or to doubt everything. both ways save us from thinking.” – alfred korzybski this saturday eve at the refuge’s weekend gathering we began the 1st week of advent. we are using an advent guide produced by our friends from urban skye that focuses […]
Read Morewhat could be: pain welcomed
this is post 3 in a series called what could be, some dreams i have for “the church.” thanks, too, for all your feedback from the last one, what could be: God expanded. you can read my response in the comments section. and whether you’re a regular reader, silent lurker (i do it, too), frequent […]
Read Morewhat could be: God expanded
oh, what have i gotten myself into? that is the question i am asking myself these past few days. i secretly (well, i guess publicly now) wish that every person that reads each post would take the time to comment so i could get a better pulse on real reactions to it (or maybe not […]
Read Morewhat could be
twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. so throw off the bowlines. sail away from the safe harbor. catch the trade winds in your sails. explore. dream. discover. – mark twain once in a while i sort of hear […]
Read Morewaking up
i have come to see that america is in danger of losing her soul, something must happen to awaken the dozing soul of america before it is too late. – martin luther king jr. what a week it’s been. a historic election that none of us will ever forget. a sense of hope & purpose […]
Read Morei'm pretty sure this leadership book won't make it on the bestseller list
note: this is part of the monthly synchroblog. in honor of today’s election the topic was leadership. you can check out all the links below. * * * * * i don’t go to christian bookstores very often. every time i end up there i always have to call a friend or two to share […]
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