* 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 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 Morethese things shouldn't be all that crazy…
sometimes i have fun conversations with other people who have crazy ideas about “church”, too. whenever i do, i always say “well, it’s great to know we’re not crazy. or maybe if we are, at least we’re not alone.” when i said it this past week i added–it’s really crazy that these ideas are often […]
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 […]
Read Moreshame, round 2
the past few weeks i have been thinking a lot about shame. i wrote a post in 2008 that engages with some of my thoughts about it called i hate shame so you may want to catch up there first, but i think i’m ready for round 2. i know shame isn’t the most popular […]
Read Moreorphans
* 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 Moresingle mommies and daddies
this past weekend we finished up one of our favorite events of the year–the refuge and joshua station single moms crazy christmas brunches. this year, between the 2 venues we had 60 mommies. it was wild & fun. and trust me, it’s not a-tea-and-crumpets and remember-God-is-your-husband kind of event! we try to bring try to […]
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