well i haven’t participated in one of these blog-tag-games in a while, but i got tagged by brother maynard so i couldn’t say no, hahaha. plus it was a good one to make me think about the carnival blog and why it’s been a fun & challenging thing for me in all kinds of ways. […]
Read Moreblessed are the…
in the spirit of upside-downness & inside outness & the beatitudes & how much i love them, i thought i’d share the closing liturgy that my friend christa & i wrote together for our current sunday evening conversations focused on the sermon on the mount. may Jesus’ words sink deeply into our hearts, our hands, […]
Read Moreseeing the swan
thanks my dear friends for understanding, for the love, the emails, the phone calls, the comments. i of course have felt encouraged in more ways than you know. in case you didn’t notice, i am a verbal processor. something happens inside me when i say things out loud & God moves in in all kinds […]
Read Morewhy sometimes i want to throw in the towel
i was about to post something else that i have been wanting to get up here, but i just couldn’t skip over where i’m at today & why i currently feel so undone. it will also help you understand why i have so much frustration in my heart toward “the church” & the systems and […]
Read Moreit's a wrap!
consistent with my life-long patterns related to diet & exercise, i often start out strong on new goals, roaring out the chute at full speed. then not too long in my commitment level wanes, and before i know it i’m eating krispy kremes & can’t even find my gym punch card. so it makes perfect […]
Read Morewe can't solve problems with the same minds that created them
this week pretty much the topic of conversation here in denver is the democratic national convention. it really has been a wild week in all kinds of ways. i tried to get tickets to obama’s acceptance speech along with over half of denver but i didn’t make the cut. i did, however, get a chance […]
Read More"who does she think she is?"
heard that one before? we start to step out, to put our toe in the water, to pursue a bit of our dreams, use our voice, our leadership, lean into a passion, and the voice comes rushing in: “just who do you think you are?” sometimes it’s subtle, sometimes it’s blaring, but i think for […]
Read Morekids & faith: what are we creating?
my kids went back to school last week. all five of them, out the door by 7:30 am. ah, a little bit of quiet & freedom back in my day, although i always hate to say goodbye to summer & oh, yeah, i always forget my refuge life is far from quiet. my oldest is a junior this […]
Read Morethe church: born again & again & again & again
steve knight, who moderates the emergent village blog (among lots of other cool things!), asked me to expand a bit on “the born again church” for the conversation over there. umm, yeah, in case you haven’t noticed, i love to ramble on about my dreams for the church. i thought i’d re-post it over here, too. here’s what i wrote: * * […]
Read Morewhat's your score?
i mentioned this before, but in june of ’07 we hosted a 1/2 day workshop here in denver called the walking wounded, for those who were burned out, beat up by “church” in some way, shape or form. it was actually a really fun morning, lots of laughing & lots of healing in different ways. last week hanging […]
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