i am leaving for israel & palestine this morning, back next saturday. i am excited! it’s a learning trip with my mom and one of our life-long dreams. last night at our house of refuge my new friend who helped us connect to this particular trip shared about her experience in palestine. as she was […]
Read Morethis dream is so possible.
happy martin luther king day! i am so grateful for his prophetic voice & the great movement his influence made to shift deep injustices. we still have a long way to go but his legacy lives on and hopefully will keep inspiring us toward action & hope. this past week i was dreaming with some […]
Read Morethree things about one word: serving
* this post is part of january’s synchroblog, which is centered on serving others in 2013. i always like the synchroblog because it challenges me to think about certain topics in new ways. i wanted to start a new series in 2013 of shorter posts that are called “three things about one word” and i […]
Read Morethe christmas story, friendship, and our crazy notions about neat & tidy.
* 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 Morecollaboration on behalf of dignity.
last night our dear friends kevin & linsey potter from oasis usa hosted a screening of the documentary, a handful of dreams–the truth about begging, followed by questions & responses to the issue of human trafficking and how we can make a difference here, now. the film centers on a coordinated raid in bangalore, india, […]
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 Moredignified dialogue.
one of the things we do every week at our wednesday night house of refuge is read a short paragraph as a reminder of who we are and how to keep the conversation safe. we talk about holding the tension in our differences and remembering what we have in common. in our support groups, we […]
Read Moreformation friday: a prayer for justice
“he has shown you, o mortal, what is good. and what does the Lord require of you? to act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.” – micah 6:8 it’s been a crazy week with a wild mix of refuge stuff & twins 13th birthday celebrations (we’ve now got 4 teenagers & one almost […]
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