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2016-05-15T20:20:47-05:00

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The shortest verse

Last updated on: May 15, 2016 at 8:20 pm By Theresa Soto

I remember being a kid and finding out that the shortest verse in the King James Bible was John 11:35, “Jesus wept.” I was fascinated with how short it was. I was a teenager when I realized the context, that Jesus was worried and heartbroken for people that they could not reach. The Beloved One was crying for their beloveds. Yet, sometimes people say that they are crying happy tears, not just being sad. I remember feeling that way when... Read more

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2016-05-14T23:27:01-05:00

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Re-engaging the Bible (aka the Mess)

Last updated on: May 14, 2016 at 11:27 pm By Janel Apps Ramsey

“I stopped reading the Bible because I can’t handle the mess.” My friend let this out in the middle of Sunday morning House Church. It wasn’t a surprise. I know the struggles that she is going through. I thought it was a really concise statement about how many people feel about the Bible. And many times, when going through this, there isn’t anyone there to walk through it with safely. Over the last 2 years, as my house church has... Read more

2016-05-13T20:23:30-05:00

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Closed Hearts, Closed Minds, Closed Doors: A Letter to all LGBTQIA and Allied United Methodists

Last updated on: May 13, 2016 at 8:23 pm By Ahnnalise Stevens Jennings

You are loved. You were made in the image of God. You are part of the same creation that God breathed God’s own breath into. You were knit together in the womb by God’s own hands. You are beloved. Our church is flawed. Our church is made up of people, and all people are equal parts loved and sinful. We live in a fallen world that is clenched by fear. We may not see the full inclusion of the whole... Read more

2016-05-10T20:38:55-05:00

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Poem: I needed a friend, not a know it all

Last updated on: May 10, 2016 at 8:38 pm By Bec Cranford-Smith

Disclaimer: After Pentecost, at Park Avenue Baptist Church we are starting a series on Job. Many of us have felt real suffering in our own lives. I decided to push some of my energy into this poem to understand what Job felt like when Zophar blamed him. While in my own life, I’ve had less than two percent of my friends ever say horrible things to me around suffering, job did. After I lost so much, I only had 2... Read more

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2016-04-28T08:19:22-05:00

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What Do You See When You Look at Me: Beyonce, Colorism & Identity

Last updated on: April 28, 2016 at 8:19 am By Teresa B Pasquale Mateus

I am an adoptee from Colombia. I was born in Bogota. My adoptive sister, six years younger than me, is also from the same city and same orphanage — we are not biologically related. She has golden skin and, especially as a child, golden hair. I have olive-brown skin and dark brown hair. We look nothing alike. When my sister was in elementary school someone made fun of her for being adopted and from Colombia. She came home and crafted... Read more

2016-04-26T11:15:13-05:00

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Contemplative Activism: An Outflow of the Broken Heart

Last updated on: April 26, 2016 at 11:15 am By Holly Roach

“Justice is the outflow of the broken heart.” James Finley I have been an activist longer than I have been a Christian. I always get a laugh when I say that I broke up with Jesus in high school. But like any break up, it was painful and losing my faith was no party. Fast forward 20 years of activism and I found myself having a “dark night of the soul” and grieving my mother after her passing. During that... Read more

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2016-04-17T12:58:39-05:00

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Now – A poem and painting reminding us to be present

Last updated on: April 17, 2016 at 12:58 pm By rileyobrienpowell

This year I have been thinking about how to get the most out of life. What I landed upon was to be more present in each moment. But that is hard to do. I consider it a skill that is learned and practiced. So this year I have been meditating on what it means to experience the presence, to feel it, and to pay attention to it. I want to realize that “power of now” that so many spiritual masters speak... Read more

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2016-04-15T22:58:28-05:00

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That Small Voice

Last updated on: April 15, 2016 at 10:58 pm By Theresa Soto

Last week, I was approved by the credentialing body of my denomination; that is, the panel agreed that I am ready to begin professional ministry. It was really exciting, and also a moment in which I could take some time to remember my call to ministry, or why I was doing this at all. One thing I like about the fact that we call it that is that, in a lot of ways, being called to ministry reminds me of... Read more

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2016-04-14T17:59:52-05:00

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A Resurrection World for Women

Last updated on: April 14, 2016 at 5:59 pm By Janel Apps Ramsey

Given how Lent went, I’m thankful that we are reminded that resurrection comes. After the darkness and disappointment of losing Christ, resurrection is the beginning of all things being made new. Recently I’ve been doing a lot of reading about the state of women and girls in the world, and have been having lots of conversations about the hook-up culture that singles find themselves in. The combination of all of that is not necessarily encouraging. So, I’d like to share... Read more

2016-04-13T07:25:56-05:00

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Midwives in the Struggle

Last updated on: April 13, 2016 at 7:25 am By Ahnnalise Stevens Jennings

In the United States we have moved away from the practice of midwifery for the most part, although it is making a return. Midwives have been seen as many things through the centuries. Some people have seen them as dangerous, maybe even witches. On the other hand, in the story of the exodus it is the midwives that help to save the baby boys of the Hebrew women by safely delivering them and then falsely reporting their deaths to the... Read more

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