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October 2016

October 31, 2016

At the Feet of our Elder-Women: shared experiences that will heal our world

Last Friday I attended a cabaret show at our church- a fabulous dinner around bottle-lit...

October 24, 2016

God is Not Culture

Last week at church, I sat in the midst of a discussion about the will...

September 2016

September 13, 2016

When You’re the Loved One: responding to privilege with responsibility

I can count a handful of times in my life that I've felt truly unloved....

September 08, 2016

Let Autumn Come: a toddler’s dream & a home ready for fall

Every fiber of my being wants autumn. The first day of autumn comes on the...

May 2016

May 27, 2016

One of The Church’s Greatest Mistakes: to those for whom there is no room

There's a story about a laboring woman and the baby inside of her, a story...

May 19, 2016

Mending our Mess & Finding Community: the wildernesses of the churched and unchurched

I believe in transformation. I believe in ending grudge-matches, in pursuing community ties. I believe...

April 2016

April 25, 2016

The New Church Revival

A few weeks ago someone on Facebook invited me to their church revival, an event...

April 16, 2016

The Glass Half Empty Is The Glass Half Full: the sweetness of community

There's something known to be proven in my experience of being in community. If people...

April 07, 2016

An American Story: Poverty of Perspective

I gauge my happiness by my comfort, by my lack of worry-- A few months...

February 2016

February 10, 2016

Spread Your Ashes & Unbridle Your Spirit: life in this lenten season

After a difficult morning in the city, I went to Woodland Gardens, parked my car,...

February 08, 2016

Admitting We’re Lonely: the unknown shape of friendship

There's a difficult truth I've been trying to swallow lately, and it is that this...

January 2016

January 17, 2016

When Your Home is Not Your Own

A home is created when a living space is cultivated and cared for, treated with grace. And...

January 14, 2016

The Ordination Lesson: practicing kenosis-parenting

"If you should happen to catch a glimpse of what really matters in life, regard...

December 2015

December 22, 2015

Day 24 of Advent: when community keeps Christmas

Last Wednesday was a hard day. Both boys decided to skip their naps, Travis was...

November 2015

November 16, 2015

The Hands That Hold the World

I think a lot about God's hands. Sometimes when I pray, I picture these big...

November 12, 2015

Lonely Together: a lesson from the shire to the cafe

"Lonely, lonely, you must be lonesome...take a hard look at yourself." --Glen Hansard I sit...

November 10, 2015

Becoming a Deacon(ess): just passing through

The day in September that I was flying to Minneapolis for the Why Christian? Conference,...

November 02, 2015

Coming Alive Inside Your Own Skin

Can you imagine something with me? Imagine that you were created to be the person...

October 2015

October 26, 2015

A New Church Truth: the lie of the generation gap

Often in the church, a gap emerges, a "we" and "them" dynamic, a "modern" versus...

October 23, 2015

The Harvest Flames: a lesson in listening from the fireside

It is difficult for me to recall small details of stories-- especially history-- so sometimes...

October 19, 2015

A God Story: the thin and holy string

In the corner of our boys' room, there is a rolled up rug. It was...

October 13, 2015

Past to Present: his best friend visits

A piece of Arkansas came to Georgia this last weekend. Suzan and her daughter drove...

September 2015

September 26, 2015

5 Ways to Show Our Kids The World

Today, more than ever in history, we can meet the world at our doorstep-- or...

September 23, 2015

The Church Renegades

The mystery of Christ, of this deep well of a man and Savior, is that...

September 09, 2015

#becomingpeacemakers

Thursday I sat on my knees on the living room rug and I cried. I...

August 2015

August 31, 2015

The Last of the Debts: a community story

Isaiah turned two on Wednesday. And this morning, I paid the last of our medical...

August 28, 2015

The Power of “Me, too”

A few months ago a friend mentioned that I might not glean from Rachel's writing as...

August 20, 2015

A Word for the Laborer

"If you are tired and worn out by your labors for Your Lord, place your...

August 01, 2015

New Paths to God: a rosary & 100 days of meditation

Aaron and Leanna came to our apartment bearing gifts of Whole Food pizza, because Travis...

July 2015

July 29, 2015

The Impossibility of Withering Away

When community works the way it's supposed to, we are always cared for, always filled...

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