well, i went back to egypt yesterday. it was a wild experience and i thought i’d share it since it reminded me of just how much things can change in a given 2 1/2 years. yeah, yesterday i went back to my old church. i hadn’t set foot in the door since early 2006. when the door kicked me […]
Read Moreassuming is dangerous
well i had some other thoughts mulling around in my mind that will come later this week but i couldn’t resist sharing a different one today after a few emails i received last night that got me all riled up. i have friends all over the map when it comes to politics, religion, socioeconomics, age, you […]
Read Morethe crazy tension between "too much" and "not enough"
this past weekend i was in a conversation with some of my dear friends that i consider kindred spirits because we are all, in some shape or form, “ex-good-christian-women.” for all kinds of reasons, we no longer fit the mold we used to try so hard to conform to. these are courageous beautiful women who don’t just long for greater freedom but […]
Read Moresafe doesn't come cheap or easy
as you can tell by now, i use the word “safe” a lot (wondering if it’s in most every post i’ve ever written?!?). i don’t mean to over-use it, but it is clearly something that i think it is an integral part of community, and since true blue authentic incarnational relationships are the thing i’m most […]
Read Morewe, the church, need to be born again
i believe this. and i believe it’s happening. so many are experiencing a restlessness, a stirring, a “something has gone awry” feeling that keeps getting stronger. others are experimenting with new kinds of conversations, ministries, ways of living. the bottom line is that christianity is shifting & this generation plays an important role in the direction things will […]
Read Moremake advocates not buildings
i have been on a bit of a rampage these past few weeks, so i am going to get on my soapbox for a moment (surprise, surprise). you see, in the last couple of months i have been an advocate for a few different friends connected to the refuge who have needed a little help navigating social […]
Read Moreme + more movies = happier (but maybe a little crazy?)
well, some of you already know i am on a summer movie marathon. it is all a little wacky and so out of character because i am seriously a person who does not have extra time to be watching movies! if i hadn’t said i’d do it, i probably would have only watched 2 movies by now. plus, we […]
Read Morere-thinking power
the old saying “money is the root of all evil” isn’t really that accurate. we all know there’s something underneath money that is far more insidious–power. i think about power a lot for all kinds of reasons. my free-fall out of the power-laden mega church i was part of probably was the icing on the […]
Read Morecamping: "church" at its finest?
as you all know by now, i have a lot of issues with “church.” i love love love people gathered together in all kinds of ways to learn and practice loving God, our neighbors, ourselves. it’s the programs, the inauthenticity, the power b.s., the unnaturalness of it all that i can do without. i believe wholeheartedly, in every fabric of my […]
Read Moreclearing the rubble
“we all blossom in the presence of one who sees the good in us and who can coax the best out of us” –desmond tutu * * * * * yes, there’s no doubt in my mind, we live in a genesis 3 world. created in God’s image in genesis 1, things went awry […]
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