“the hope of the afflicted shall never perish” – psalm 9:18 **i wrote this post before my last one, thinking the synchroblog was last week, so it’s kind of sweet to revisit it in light of last week’s wackiness. thank you for your love & encouragement & support & resolve to keep advocating for and […]
Read Moreblessed are the pure in heart…
“blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God” – matthew 5:8 i am back, longing for the beach as always but glad to be home, too. we had an amazing time on our vacation, just the 7 of us. my back held up pretty well considering, but do i ever miss the […]
Read Moreblessed are the merciful…
* this is the 5th in a series of posts centered around the beatitudes. the other ones so far are: blessed are the spiritually poor, blessed are those who mourn, blessed are the meek, and blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness. * * * * * “blessed are the merciful, for they […]
Read Morebelonging.
this post is part of the march synchroblog, multiple bloggers writing on the same subject. this month’s topic is in the spirit of lent–the wilderness experience. you can check out links from other bloggers at the bottom of this post. * * * * * “our level of belonging can never exceed our level of […]
Read Moreover, under, beside
“there is always warfare in our hearts; there is always the struggle between pride and humility, hatred and love, forgiveness and the refusal to forgive, truth and the concealment of truth, openness and closedness. each one of us is walking in that passage towards liberation, growing on the journey towards wholeness and healing…” – jean […]
Read Morecross-gender friendships
if you’ve been reading here for a while you know i am extremely passionate about cross-gender friendships and men and women learning how to be with each other, side by side, as friends– leading, loving, learning, growing, giving, practicing, sharing, connecting as equals. we have terrible models for this, not only “in the church” but […]
Read Moreblessed are those who hunger & thirst for righteousness…
* this is fourth in a series focused on the beatitudes in matthew 5. the first three are: blessed are the spiritually poor, blessed are those who mourn & blessed are the meek. * * * * * a few days ago i walked a labyrinth with a friend. no matter how long or short, […]
Read Moreblessed are the meek…
“blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth” – matthew 5:5 for years, the word “meek” haunted me because of its use in terms of what good christian women should be–meek and mild. these were not exactly words that people would use to describe me. in the early years of growing my faith […]
Read Moreblessed are those who mourn
“blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted” – matthew 5:4 if you’re new here, this is 2nd in a series of posts centered around the beatitudes. the first one is blessed are the spiritually poor. this second beatitude–blessed are those who mourn for they will be comforted–changed my life. literally. it might […]
Read Morebecause sometimes we forget
i always say that i think faith community–whatever form it takes–should be a place to practice loving and being loved by God, others, and ourselves. these things don’t come naturally for many of us and so we need a training ground, a place to learn and experiment, so we can continue to form into more […]
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