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November 2012

November 13, 2012

Practicing Gratitude

I've gotta say... for all the junk and crazy-making stuff that floats around on facebook,...

November 08, 2012

Change Gonna Come

Some folks seem to be reeling from some recent revelations: 1-- 'white majority' is no...

November 07, 2012

Next…

A deep breath...this is a non-partisan post, I promise. In fact, I've tried to focus all my...

November 06, 2012

We The People

I was inspired and encouraged by the people I saw at the polls this morning....

November 05, 2012

Joy in the Morning

Enough. Come tomorrow, I want my friends back, I want my country back, and I...

November 03, 2012

Scattered and Sown

So this farmer went out with a bunch of seeds. And he scattered them far and...

November 03, 2012

Scent of the Sacred

Best smells for the soul: fresh lavender. or basil. cut christmas tree. my favorite leather...

November 01, 2012

Thin Places: Sanctuary

I love Halloween. Seriously, when else do you get to be a rockstar-gypsy-cowgirl AND eat...

October 2012

October 31, 2012

Cut and Paste

I've had a startling revelation--I'm conservative. At least, the elements of my life reflect conservative...

October 30, 2012

…but the Lord was not in the wind

They're like Voldemort. Or perhaps I should say, "he who must not be named.' Because...

October 29, 2012

Simple Gifts

Every year we complain. "The traffic is terrible!" "The lines are ridiculous!" "The stuff is...

October 26, 2012

In the Presence of the World

Until we understand what the land is, we are at odds with everything we touch....

October 25, 2012

How God Gets Stuff Done

It seems Mr Mourdock didn't get the message--that when God wants to get something done,...

October 24, 2012

A Bad Political Hair Day

That's what I would say, if you were slinging your hair around my territory. Alas,...

October 22, 2012

just say grace

God forgive us: when we would rather be right than do right. God forgive us:...

October 19, 2012

One More Piece of the Puzzle

On a lighter note... One of the most miraculous parts of parenting, by far, is listening...

October 17, 2012

Primetime Throwdown (yes, Brian Williams just said ‘throwdown…’)

It was a long night. I went to sleep at a decent hour, then woke...

October 16, 2012

Like a Child

When the kids hit that tiny carpet square in Worship and Wonder, they say some...

October 09, 2012

In the End, There’s Cake

My kids have birthdays this week. They will be 2 and 4. And while I...

October 05, 2012

Golden Arch

I was at a conference this week. Which meant i slept in a hotel room, without my...

September 2012

September 27, 2012

Unto Others

I'm preaching on the Golden Rule this Sunday. Total snooze, right? It seems like the...

September 26, 2012

50 Shades of “Seriously?”

Speaking of porn... (yes, we were. yesterday, remember?) Alright, you know i'm all for equality....

September 25, 2012

The Pottery Barn Catalog (and other pornographic literature…)

It's here! It's here! The October Pottery Barn catalog...be still my heart. I mean, it...

September 21, 2012

5:16

something i wrote last weekend in Prescott. remembering that sacred space today, here in the...

September 13, 2012

Benediction

I showed up at Dorothy's door with a 3-month-old baby in-hand. At that point, Dorothy...

September 12, 2012

Preparing a Place

Sometimes the best, most life-giving things in the life of a church evolve without a...

September 07, 2012

Rain Dance

When it rains in Phoenix, people can talk of nothing else. Srsly. Facebook, yoga class,...

September 06, 2012

The One Where I’m the Grownup

Find a person who is good at what they do, and ask them a simple question:...

August 2012

August 31, 2012

I Gotta Ramble…

I haven't posted anything in a whole week. This was not intentional, just one of...

August 22, 2012

Sometimes, It Falls from the Sky

It was one of those rare Phoenix days when everything shimmered with a utopian light....

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