It's 7:14am. I've just poured my coffee, spilled it all over our unfortunately-white countertops. My sleepy hands carry the mug to the breakfast nook in our kitchen. The orangy summer sun is beaming on the east side of the trees. The birds are chirping. That lone...
spiritual practice
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Creativity
Reflection
Life of Worship
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why God created marriage [and where to turn when you aren’t happy]
I don’t know what is wrong, but I can see it, feel it, yet I don’t truly ask. She smiles fake and I ask if work was difficult, ask if she’s tired. Typical questions. Easy questions, yet I stop asking before I hear the real answer; the answer of what’s causing the...
thin places
“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...
“hippie books”
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,...
don’t let them tame you.
There's this conviction that's drilling deep down within me. And it's slow....
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)...
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