I'm remembering years ago when email still felt young and social media only existed in MySpace and that one thing with a name I can't recall that had thousands of people from Brazil. I wasn't yet saying everything out loud to my 1,698 friends/kind-of-friends. No. Especially prayer requests. When I had prayer requests, I would …
Kids say some crazy stuff.
This morning, before our assortment of store-bought cereals, homemade granola, and soy milk graced the kitchen table for breakfast, and before our family of four prayed together to begin the day, my four-year-old was asking my two-year-old a problematic question. "How much children do you want to have?" she asked. There are two things wrong …
unexpected ripples (part 1?)
(Written back in February. Perhaps I'll complete it one of these days.) I've committed to writing five days a week. I don't publish most of it, not because I don't think it's good. Of course I think it's good! I keep it to myself because I've learned that a large amount of privacy is valuable …
Joy
I took a quick trip into Facebook world yesterday. I know! What happened to my detox? It's still happening. (And I learned that it's very possible to get on and off Facebook very quickly. Ha!) I was exited to share something. So, I did. It's on our church Facebook page. It's about joy. Have you studied joy in …
In prayer…
My entire being is craving more time with God. I'm learning to surrender.
Detox
Don't you hate it when one of your friends on Facebook posts, "I'm going to take a break from Facebook. See you all later!"? Perhaps "hate" is a strong word. Some people certainly find it very annoying and reply with "Just take a break. Don't announce it!" because announcing it can sound a little self-righteous. …
The Weight of Race
Several months ago, a friend and I had a lengthy phone conversation about my idealistic vision for community within the framework of a congregation. He talked about the racial component to any healing/growing space. Today, I read a friend’s article about the complex relationship between race, attitudes against women’s ordination, and the lack of supportive …
