* this is part of the second november synchroblog is to celebrate the beginning of the season of advent. the theme different bloggers are writing on is: jesus is coming: what are we expecting? come back & check out the links of other bloggers writing on this topic at the bottom of this post (they […]
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 Morewe may look like losers re-dux
* this post is part of october’s synchroblog which is centered on downward mobility, one of my favorite topics! read what others are saying about upside-down-kingdom-living by clicking on the link list at the end of this post. i’ll update it as more posts come in. * * * * * my definition of downward […]
Read Morethe stranger (who's a little too familiar) & the shepherd
**this post is part of the september synchroblog, a diverse group of bloggers writing on the same topic. this month’s is called “the devil made me do it” and is centered on “what are some weird, wacky or just plain different things you’ve heard taught about Satan? what do you think of those ideas? how […]
Read Moremovies + books = summer fun
i really am going to get back to the series on co-pastoring that i started a few weeks ago. the last post on friendship was related but today’s has absolutely nothing to do with it because it’s part the august synchroblog. this month’s topic is light & fun, no theology or politics or deep intention, […]
Read Moredreamers, lovers, and status-quo rockers
this post is part of the july synchroblog – a bunch of bloggers writing on the same topic. this month is centered on the wild goose festival, a justice-arts-spirituality festival held the last week of june in north carolina. some of us weren’t able to make it to the festival (i would have loved to […]
Read Moremore than the leftovers
yesterday was the june synchroblog focused on faith, feasts & foreshadowing & the connections between the jewish celebration of shavout & the christian celebration of pentecost. there are some really good posts, check out the links below. i have had a nutty week and didn’t think i was going to participate and then yesterday, as […]
Read Moreletting God off the hook
this month’s synchroblog is a fun one–it’s called “life unfurling” and is centered on the things that we’ve let go of in our faith along the way and ended up finding freedom. i have a bunch of them, but this is the one that came to mind this month. you can check out the other […]
Read Morelittle miracles
“the hope of the afflicted shall never perish” – psalm 9:18 **i wrote this post before my last one, thinking the synchroblog was last week, so it’s kind of sweet to revisit it in light of last week’s wackiness. thank you for your love & encouragement & support & resolve to keep advocating for and […]
Read Morebelonging.
this post is part of the march synchroblog, multiple bloggers writing on the same subject. this month’s topic is in the spirit of lent–the wilderness experience. you can check out links from other bloggers at the bottom of this post. * * * * * “our level of belonging can never exceed our level of […]
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