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2020-01-27T17:45:24-05:00

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Sex and the Church

Last updated on: January 27, 2020 at 5:45 pm By Redbud Writers Guild

I was 14 when I was first pressured to have sex with my boyfriend. As a young impressionable woman without the moral guidelines of the Bible, I allowed romance movies and novels to provide the lens through which I interpreted the meaning of sex. It was clearly 1) always passionate and 2) the best indicator of true love. When my boyfriend confided to me that another girl was promising him sexual favors if he broke up with me, I knew... Read more

2020-01-16T15:16:00-05:00

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More than “Just Mercy,” A Path to Healing Racial Trauma

Last updated on: January 16, 2020 at 3:16 pm By Redbud Writers Guild

A week before the release of the highly anticipated movie, “Just Mercy,” Sheila Wise Rowe released her book, Healing Racial Trauma – The Road to Resilience (InterVarsity, 2020).This resource provides manna from heaven for those traumatized by racial oppression and serves as an invaluable primer for anyone who desires to grow in their understanding and engagement with the battle to combat racism. Her book launch party behind her, Sheila sat down with us to share some additional insights about healing... Read more

Racial Healing

"Just Mercy" film

Bryon Stevenson

Mayor Martin J. Walsh

2020-01-10T14:22:17-05:00

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Diversity and the Church – A Culture of No Excuse

Last updated on: January 10, 2020 at 2:22 pm By Redbud Writers Guild

I started listening to NPR a number of years ago because I felt a need to hear a different voice, to listen well, and to give consideration to viewpoints that I did not share. Since then, as the tone of challenging conversations around race and politics have become more shrill and as opinions have become more ironclad, I’ve been thankful for quiet voices of reason that remind me of the holiness of diversity and the call to love. “Love that... Read more

The Gospel and Racial Reconciliation

2020-01-14T13:23:10-05:00

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More Than “Just Mercy,” A Path to Healing Racial Trauma

Last updated on: January 14, 2020 at 1:23 pm By Redbud Writers Guild

Racial Healing

2019-12-08T22:07:41-05:00

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This Season, What to Give When You Have Nothing to GIve

Last updated on: December 8, 2019 at 10:07 pm By Redbud Writers Guild

Do you feel a bit bereft of Christmas Spirit this year? Or—-just wondering what you can give that would be meaningful? This is for you. First, a story. When I was 12 I went reluctantly to a birthday party. Karen was two years younger than me and I didn’t know her that well, but there were few parties in this tiny town and there would be cake. Which meant sugar, and we didn’t have much of either at my house.... Read more

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giving

holiday gift ideas

2019-11-29T10:39:45-05:00

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To Gaggle, not Gobble

Last updated on: November 29, 2019 at 10:39 am By Redbud Writers Guild

It’s that time of year—when the amazing happens: the Canada geese make their annual trek to the warmth of the south for the winter, passing through on their way. I always wonder and marvel at this God-given impetus within them as I see a gaggle flying, in tight V-formation, against a clear blue autumn sky. What is it that triggers their need to get going? As the leaves fall and the wind cools, does God whisper in their ears of... Read more

2019-11-22T14:30:14-05:00

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Mid-Life Crisis – of Faith

Last updated on: November 22, 2019 at 2:30 pm By Redbud Writers Guild

Mid-life throws us some mean curves. We expect certain losses: our parents passing away, our kids moving on, our bodies changing. It’s the ones we least expect that sometimes catapult us into crisis. As we sat listening to the sermon, my husband and I gripped each other’s hands and fought back tears. The time had come for him to resign. Though we had seen this on the horizon, the realization gutted us. After fifteen years of service to our church,... Read more

2019-11-12T11:14:52-05:00

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3 Questions We Must Stop Asking About Immigrants

Last updated on: November 12, 2019 at 11:14 am By Redbud Writers Guild

“I don’t want to come to the U.S. Everyone hates us here.” The words stunned me. I was face-to-face with a woman who had just crossed the border from Mexico into Texas, and the only emotion she had was fear; fear that she wasn’t welcome in our country and fear that people were going to be cruel to her. I couldn’t really disagree. Our country is drowning in anti-immigrant sentiment with people across the nation, including many evangelical Christians, becoming more... Read more

2019-11-03T22:22:11-05:00

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Gratitude for a Grievous Gift – Loving a Prodigal

Last updated on: November 3, 2019 at 10:22 pm By Redbud Writers Guild

My phone rang at 2 a.m., jarring me awake. I had been asleep for two hours in my hotel room, 1,000 miles from home. Not again, I thought. Which will this be—hospital or jail? It was jail. My son was calling to tell me it was all a mistake; he shouldn’t have been taken to jail and could I help him with bail. And so I faced one more event in a long and challenging journey of grace and gratitude for an... Read more

Wilderness

Kindling

mother's grief

praying for prodigals

2019-10-29T14:08:42-05:00

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(Cardboard) Mansions in my Father’s House

Last updated on: October 29, 2019 at 2:08 pm By Redbud Writers Guild

This week, the inside of my church is a shanty town. The narthex is a patchwork of donated refrigerator and Amazon cardboard boxes; leaning, lopsided, and beautiful. “It’s a castle!” I grinned, locking eyes with the kindergartner kneeling next to her creation. She returned my smile with one highlighted with chocolate frosting stains from her recently devoured cupcake. “It’s not a castle,” she beamed, “it’s our mansion!” With that, she grabbed her friend’s hand and giggled as they disappeared inside.... Read more

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