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June 2013

June 06, 2013

Being prayer

"But, for me, in that moment, on that particular evening, the words simply would not...

February 2013

February 15, 2013

Repentance redefined: standing tall

" Not one more day did Jesus want this woman to live bent over." As...

February 14, 2013

Repentance redefined: silent no more

Day 2: "The pattern of Hannah’s spiritual growth echoes that of many, many other women...

January 2013

January 30, 2013

“M” is for mystery and for mystic

"The more I listened, the more I recognized within myself a deep hunger to be...

January 25, 2013

A Holy Rant

Why is it that most Christians assume that spirituality is a unisex reality? Why have...

August 2012

August 31, 2012

Self-compassion and self-advocacy

“It is hard to extend compassion to ourselves when others are not doing the same.”...

August 13, 2012

Self-compassion and unconditional love

“...will we dare to grow up… into the one who extends the unconditional love and...

August 01, 2012

Welcoming interruption, welcoming transformation

"Transformation is real and it can make us into a woman we would never have...

July 2012

July 30, 2012

Self-compassion and limitations

"The moments when we meet our limitations are often the times when we struggle the...

July 20, 2012

Self-compassion and not-so-easy small choices

One of the challenges of learning the spiritual practice of self-compassion is that it most...

July 13, 2012

Self-compassion and resistance

"We tend to believe that we welcome compassion; that the world could never have enough. ...

July 11, 2012

A ponder-less people

“Wisdom does not come to us in snippets and sound bites but instead in deep...

July 09, 2012

Positive change, negative response

"If we can muster the courage for the initial choice, we expect affirmation and blessing."...

July 02, 2012

How to love a fool

"When we live in close relationship with fools, so often we take on their shame...

June 2012

June 29, 2012

God’s love: the source of self-compassion

“Self-compassion allows us to access a safe space of love and belonging in the midst...

June 25, 2012

Subtle shaming

"He subtly shamed her deeply held desire for a child even as he sought to...

June 13, 2012

Let’s hear it for the sheep!

“I cannot help but be cautious about structural power in the context of a kingdom...

June 11, 2012

Uni-sex spirituality?

“Though the church may have missed noticing gender different spirituality, God had not missed writing...

June 08, 2012

A different conversation

"Let’s talk stories. My guess is that we all have a story of a woman...

June 01, 2012

Renaming myself

"Giving words and voice to ourselves allows us to step into our own lives more...

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