**this post is part of rachel held evans’ synchroblog this week on the rally to restore unity. there’s some fun stuff over there this week! * * * * * when i was a kid my mom had a plaque on her wall that said “whoever has the gold makes the rules”. looking back, oh […]
Read Morei hope everyone had a really great holy week. it was a wild one around here & i loved it in all kinds of ways. we did a beautiful & simple good friday gathering & then a fun & so-refuge easter celebration on saturday night. easter is my favorite season; to me there is so […]
Read Morethis 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 More“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 Morei 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 […]
Read More* this post is part of the monthly synchroblog. january’s topic, in the spirit of the season of epiphany, is the manifestation of God. check out other bloggers who are writing on the same topic; links are below & i’ll add as more come in. when i sat down to write about this topic, this […]
Read Morea little while ago a friend of mine was telling me what he was learning in the overseas adoption book he was reading. he and his wife are dear friends of ours, and they are adopting 2 boys from ethiopia. we are all so excited for their arrival into our extended family! he was sharing […]
Read Moreif you’ve been reading the carnival for a while most of you know that i’m a little on the passionate side when it comes to “the church.” i have had many a critic say “you are so anti-church” because i sometimes call out the inconsistencies & injustices in the system. and at the same time, […]
Read Morethank you all for your thoughts and love from my last out of the darkness post. i am always thankful to hear that somehow my story can offer hope to others in some small way. it is more redeeming than you know. i have appreciated this series and the wonderful stories of God-at-work-through-the-Body-of-Christ-when-it-becomes-safe-enough-for-what-is-in-the-darkness-to-come-into-the-light. this week’s […]
Read Morei remember about 4 1/2 years ago when a leader of the food issues group at a celebrate recovery group i was co-leading highlighted how little people understood about eating disorders. you see, after every one of our meetings we had something called “solid rock café” where there would be all kinds of food and […]
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