when some of us have been harmed by life, by others, it can become so easy to feel like damaged goods, like somehow we weren’t good enough to be protected by God. like maybe his favor is on others, but not us. a theology that supports a God who orchestrates bad things that happen to […]
Read Morelast what could be: freedom celebrated
this is the last post on this 9 part series of some of my little dreams for what could be for “the church.” i have had fun writing them and i thank you all for commenting & participating in the conversation either here or via emails & facebook. i so realize that each of these […]
Read Morewhat could be: creativity expressed
i hope everyone had a good christmas & felt the love of God and family and friends in the midst! the part i love the most about christmas is the beautiful & necessary reminder that Jesus came into the world as a baby, fully human, in-the-flesh, born in a stinky barn to change the history […]
Read Morewhat could be: justice pursued
“justice is what love looks like in public” – from call+response (a must-see movie about modern day human slavery) this is a picture of me in the third grade, 1976. yeah, i know you love the princess leia buns, but check out what’s around my neck. coolest crocheted peace sign choker, ever! my dad was […]
Read Morewhat could be: love, mercy & compassion extended
“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 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 […]
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