"So easily 'spirituality' becomes a cafeteria through which we walk making selections according to our taste an appetite... confinement turns into concentration, illusion transmutes into hope, death changes to resurrection." - Eugene Peterson I'm a bit of a vagrant...
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i have written no essay today
And I am sorry. I wanted to give you metaphors that sing, but I have only this empty page and a blinking cursor. I feel embarrassed by this blank page, as if it exposes something of which I am deeply ashamed. It seems to matter more than a blank page should. This page...
when hope comes with an ultimatum
I remember 1987 as the year of desperation. It was also the year I graduated from college. Working part-time as a hostess in a restaurant to pay for tuition, I realized I was employed by the primary industry keeping the economy alive in Tulsa, Oklahoma during a severe...
shifting blame
It's fairly common in a situation to want to shift the blame to the other person. Instead of looking for solutions, we are busy saving face. My first reaction is to point the finger. It's a knee-jerk reaction. When I have had time away from the situation, I think more...
the chameleon kid
For sure and for certain, I am a daughter of the King of kings, a princess of...
lessons from the slum congregation
"There is not an honest pastor in the land who is not deeply aware of the slum...
like something trying to get born
It's bright this morning, crisp and early. The kind of morning you feel that...
the aerodynamic mystery of you
I sit in the porch rocker and soak up the silence. It’s a discipline I’m...
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