A few months ago I made a big plate of nachos for all of the kids. Within 10 minutes, they were devoured and I made a joke about how life around here is like “survival of the fittest.” The strongest and most-able-to-elbow-everyone-out-to-get-the-guacamole wins. The past few weeks, I also talked to some amazing pastors & […]
Read Moredon't feed the narcissists.
for the most part, i try to stay out of social media madness because it is usually just that–maddening. i watch things come into my feed and because i have a diverse set of friends the opposing viewpoints right next to each other are sometimes kind of comical. i also made a decision a long […]
Read Moresettling for crumbs
* i wrote this last month & never got around to posting it. i’ve recently been thinking about it even more, how awesome it would be if we had more help planting new trees. but it requires people to bravely give up the old and begin actively participating in creating the new. * * […]
Read Moreit's a helluva lot of people being influenced
when it comes to church, i firmly believe that the “best criticism of the bad is the practice of the better.” at the same time, i think it’s sometimes worth calling out its inconsistencies when it comes to the so-contrary-to-the-non-oppressive-ways-of-Jesus as a reminder and to gain resolve & clarity on why we feel so passionate […]
Read Moremeat lovers beware! our taste buds have been contaminated
i originally wrote this post for the refuge blog in october 2007. when i was looking at a few old posts this week i stumbled across it and thought i’d repost it because most everyone here has never read it. it’s almost 3 years later and even though i am rarely around people who ask […]
Read MoreJesus & "excellence"
every so often i start to feel a little bad about some of the things that i write because i know it can be mis-perceived as a continual negativity toward typical church systems. i doubt myself and think “maybe it’s not as bad as i think? maybe i’m exaggerating?” but then i end up in […]
Read Moreit's easy to be against health care reform when you have insurance
note: this is part of the august synchroblog focused on christian’s response to health care reform. i haven’t participated in a while, but i thought i’d join in this month. links to other posts on the same topics are below. * * * * * i usually stay away from political topics here on the […]
Read Morewhy would i call a woman out of one oppressive relationship and into another?
i have been thinking a lot about the plight of the abused woman over the course of these past few months. i know so many women—in all shapes, sizes, religious experiences, socioeconomics, education, you-name-it—who have suffered abuse. not all of it is sexual or physical, although sadly there’s far too much of that going around. […]
Read Morecan i at least have a cup of coffee with my slice of humble pie?
if you haven’t noticed by now, i have some pretty strong opinions about church-y stuff that can definitely come across as judgemental and harsh. harsher than sometimes i want it to. i do not mean to, it’s not like i set out to let it rip every time i sit down on my computer. i […]
Read Moreseeing the swan
thanks my dear friends for understanding, for the love, the emails, the phone calls, the comments. i of course have felt encouraged in more ways than you know. in case you didn’t notice, i am a verbal processor. something happens inside me when i say things out loud & God moves in in all kinds […]
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