“then God said, “let us make human beings in our image, to be like us.” – genesis 1:26, NLT this past week i saw a flurry of facebook posts about john piper’s latest words about masculine christianity. i am pretty out of the blog-reading circuit because there are only so many hours in the day […]
Read Morethe catch-up list
wednesday my four youngest kids went back to school after a great winter break. yesterday i dropped my oldest son off at the airport and sent him back to college on the east coast. now it’s catch up time! i have all kinds of posts swirling around in my head and january is going to […]
Read Morerising up from below
* this post is part of the november synchroblog, different bloggers writing on the same subject. richard rohr says “the role of the prophets is to call us out of numbness.” right now there’s a strong sense of change brewing in the church, the world; people are rising up and calling individuals, communities, nations, and […]
Read Morewhite privilege, male privilege, straight privilege, economic privilege
i will never know what it’s like to be a person of color. i can only listen and learn from my friends & family who are. i will never know what it’s like to be gay. i can only listen and learn from my friends & family who are. i will likely never know what […]
Read Morethe beauty of an advocate
a lot of you know that my husband, jose, went to law school about 6 years ago to become a pro-bono lawyer on behalf of women. it’s a really fun story that started when he began volunteering at a domestic violence shelter helping women move out of scary situations. we are grateful that he has […]
Read Morewhy sometimes i get sad
last month a mainline pastor from a small town outside of denver got in touch with me to see if i would be willing to come speak to their high school’s baccalaureate service in may. they were looking for a female pastor, someone who would inspire the kids & open up some doors that hadn’t […]
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 Moreit's easy to be against equal rights when we have them
one of the reasons I like synchroblogging is because it forces me to write about topics that I wouldn’t necessarily come up with on my own. liz dyer decided to really stir the pot with october’s topic—“legalizing same-sex marriage.” whoa! these kinds of moments help me think through the issue a little more clearly & […]
Read Moreit's a lot easier to be against immigration reform when you have papers
* i wrote this post months & months ago, before everything broke out in arizona. i never finished it & decided to now as part of this month’s synchroblog. check out the other links at the bottom of this post. lots of interesting stuff! * * * * * one of the most controversial […]
Read Moresomebody's daughter, somebody's son
hello my dear-friends-from-afar, this is the longest time i have had between posts without trying to take a break since i started the carnival. because this gap was unintentional, it has felt a little weird. but it has also been a good reminder that i am glad i have stayed dedicated to only writing when […]
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