First, walk in late. Second, be just under 6 feet tall. And fat. Third, proudly wear an “Obama ’08″ button because you are high on the adrenaline from the caucus and feel like it’s important to be integrated in your whole life. Think, misguidedly, that wearing the button is a step toward this kind of [...]
Lent is typically characterized (in Western tradition, at least) by giving something up for the season. Many give up chocolate or desserts, or TV. But I know that giving up desserts just puts me in the frame of a diet, and “dieting for Jesus” is not exactly what Lent is about. The idea is to [...]
I wrote another essay for my church’s eNewsletter. You may recognize some bits and pieces of it from two previous posts. As always, what I ended up writing is not necessarily what I sat down to write. That is the amazing thing about the writing process. I truly feel the Spirit working through me. I [...]
Amy wrote a beautiful post entitled *”Crisis of Faith and Salsa” that I think typifies many of my generation’s experiences with God. Like many, she grew up in a Christian home and no longer identifies with the religion. She had an experience this Sunday that spoke volumes to her. It is insightful and inspiring. Here’s [...]
If I’m a Christian, I shouldn’t be in pain, right? This has been said to me as directly as “Your pain is a result of some unrepented sin in your life” and as subtly as “If you had faith, you would be healed.” These statements roll around in my head, wearing their familiar grooves along my long-traveled pathways of thought.
My friend Keith pointed me to this page of wonderful quotes by the late Mike Yaconelli. As I continue my journey of truly seeking after Jesus I learn more and more about His true nature, and how different Jesus is than many churches make him out to be. Here is a great quote to ponder [...]
Wow – it’s been an exciting month for me. I have finally started to jump in and embrace doing what I love: writing. It’s taken a long time for me to get here: being side-lined by self-doubt, side-tracked by More Urgent Matters and nagged constantly by the question of “who would want to read it?
[This is an essay I wrote a couple years ago. My friend Jenny's post reminded me of the importance of the hard work of repair. I realized I wrote this before I started blogging, so I'm posting it now. It's one of my favorites.] All this comes from the God who settled the relationship between [...]
I’m working on writing more and developing my voice. I’ve also been writing a lot about my faith in Jesus and about my passions. Lydia from Emerging Women has started a blog for those writing about faith to share and solicit feedback. It’s called, straightforwardly enough, Writing About Faith. I put a link up there [...]
I have the privilege of writing for my church’s enewsletter from time to time. Below is my latest effort. John 10:10 I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly. Romans 5:3-5 And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom [...]