i saw information on this conference a while back and was immediately intrigued. i loved the the idea of conspiring new ways of living out our faith, the thoughts of the conversations that people would be having there about so many things i highly value. i really wanted to try to pull off going but wasn’t sure if it was possible for […]
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jose and i just got back from portland. we went to hang out for the weekend with our friends deborah & ken loyd. oh, it was good for my soul. i was encouraged. reminded that this is work worth doing. challenged. humbled. these guys are the real deal and we left feeling more loved, less lonely, which […]
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a few days ago the fam and i went to see the great debaters with denzel washington, the true story of an all-black debate team in the 1930’s that was the first to compete against white colleges. we love those kinds of movies, ones that stir up great conversation and a desire to make a […]
Read More7.7.07 from the refuge blog…no girl pastors allowed
a few days ago i got sucker punched for having ovaries, if you can believe that. i was in atlanta at the big christian retailers conference to launch a book that I co-authored that is just being released. it is a women’s bible study/journaling tool in a magazine format and it’s pretty cool. check it […]
Read More12.5.06 from the refuge blog….Equality
Christmas. Everyone responds to this time of year differently. For some, it’s a great season filled with food and family and happy memory-making. For others, it’s a time of dread. Money’s tight or nonexistent. The reminder of losses—of loved ones, jobs, relationships, faith– sets in. In the season where we’re supposed to feel joyful we […]
Read More7.23.06 from the refuge blog – "I Believe in You"
Last week, my best friend Elaine sent me a donation to help fund my role at The Refuge. Jotted at the bottom of the sheet she only wrote four words: “We believe in you.” I immediately started to cry. I’ve been crying a lot lately; the past 8 months have been some of my hardest. […]
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