“Thin places,” the Celts call this space, Both seen and unseen, Where the door between the world And the next is cracked open for a moment And the light is not all on the other side. God shaped space. Holy. Poem by Sharlande Sledge What if God is veiled by my...
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Have I mentioned that I'm married to a Preacher? And not just any preacher, but the kind that taught himself Greek before he ever attended seminary. The kind that is learning Latin "just for fun" and likes to go to those super UNcool Bible conferences where their only...
they disfigure their faces
Jesus just finished teaching his disciples how to pray when he said to them, “And when you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that their fasting may be seen by others." (Matthew 6:16a) I dig how Jesus went ahead and offered...
don’t let them tame you.
There's this conviction that's drilling deep down within me. And it's slow. But it's steady. And it just sinks and settles. And this conviction is that life is a gift—an opportunity. I'm not talking about a wimpish and half-hearted fling-the-dart-towards-the-target...
now go sit with someone…
On Guilt: "It is about as hard to absolve yourself of your own guilt as it is...
dream bigger this Christmas!
Just Ask. None of my (suburban, American, well-fed and cared for)...
where?
I should probably confess that prayer is one of the most difficult of all the...
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