* today is the december synchroblog. the topic is advent: tell me a story, places where we see God’s love & hope & peace & joy in the midst. i didn’t really write this post for the synchroblog, but the more i thought about it, the more it does fit. it’s the crazy unexpected story […]
Read Morewhen christmas is hard: "help"
“o God, listen to my cry! hear my prayer! from the ends of the earth, i cry to you for help. when my heart is overwhelmed. lead me to the towering rock of safety, for you are my safe refuge” – psalm 61:1-3, NLT sometimes when i write about how hard life is here at the refuge, i wonder […]
Read Morewhen christmas is hard.
i like christmas. i am not crazy about the commercialism and try to avoid stores at all costs starting from thanksgiving on, but i do love the season. i love the story of Jesus because of its upside-downness & the wild and wacky ways he entered into the world as God-in-the-flesh. i love the intentional […]
Read More10 things we can do (not just pray about) to help eliminate abortions.
“dear friends, do you think you’ll get anywhere in this if you learn all the right words but never do anything? does merely talking about faith indicate that a person really has it? for instance, you come upon an old friend dressed in rags and half-starved and say, “good morning, friend! be clothed in Christ! […]
Read Moreturning our ingrown eyeballs up & out
* it’s really hard to put into words my gratitude for the many responses i received on monday’s post. so much honesty and i appreciate each of you for taking time to share. oh, how i wish we could all be together in my living room for a deeper conversation about this! online space has […]
Read Morepro-life, pro-choice: a painful paradox
“let he who is without sin cast the first stone” – john 8:7 i am pro-life. i believe wholeheartedly in the sanctity of human life, that each life is created by God, made in God’s image, and that there are no accidents. i do not, have not, nor will ever support abortion as a good […]
Read Morewhat it's like…to get sober from sexual addiction
one of the things i’m most passionate about is creating safe spaces for people to be honest about their real stories. church is supposed to be the safest place on earth, the place where we can share the hardest parts of our lives and experience so that shame’s power can be broken and God’s healing […]
Read Moreless good, more free.
since i have gained some distance from when i was a “good-christian woman” i can look back at at it as kind of funny in some ways. yeah, even though the difference might seem funny sometimes, i don’t want to ever be mean about it. it’s real and making fun of it can hurt. sure, a lot […]
Read Morespiritual midwives re-dux
i stumbled on this post the other day (i sometimes forget what i have written) and i decided to re-post it. new people have joined the conversation here in the past two years and are in this wild and beautiful and how-in-the-world-did-i-end-up-here spiritual transformation process. i thought it might be helpful. have a great weekend! […]
Read Morecynicism, skepticism, optimism, realism (and the power of hope)
it’s good to be back! those 5 weeks flew by! i missed you here, but it’s been so great to be off-line for a while and enjoy summer with my kids (i’ve got 5 of them home right now so it’s nuts around here but really fun) & a little lighter refuge schedule. so much […]
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