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 […]
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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 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 […]
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 […]
Read Morea view from the margins: divorced & on the outs
if you’re just joining the conversation here, i am in the middle of posting a series of interviews with people i know both in and outside of the refuge who for all kinds of reasons live “on the margins.” sometimes it’s the margins of society, other times it’s the margins of “the church.” sometimes it’s […]
Read Morea view from the margins: marginalized kids
marginalizing people is not limited to age. kids get marginalized all the time, too. the ones cast aside, avoided, ignored the most are probably the kids with special needs. many people are afraid of them. sometimes grownups don’t know what to do so they end up doing nothing. the result: we unknowingly marginalize kids and […]
Read Morea view from the margins: single dads eeking by
i am loving sharing these stories from my friends! every time i re-read them, i am blown away by their beauty and depth. janice’s view of “God’s ghetto” and kate’s perspective on mental illness have gotten us off to a great start. i thought we’d enter into another dimension from the margins, ones that tends […]
Read Morea view from the margins: respecting mental illness
to respect something is to “show regard or consideration for.” giving our respect to things we hate is a very tricky thing to do. we don’t mind respecting and honoring things and people we appreciate, but when it’s something that makes us mad, well that’s a different story. there is such a wide spectrum when […]
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