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Faith-infused musings and reflections for those meandering their way through life and faith.
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How to Be (opens the original)
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I’ve Been Keeping a Secret (opens the original)
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I recently stumbled across a Substack post by Bonnie Kristian, who writes for Christianity Today and whose hot-off-the-presses book, In Defense of Evangelicalism, is on its way to mailbox. Her recent post, You don’t have to be embarrassed of being an Evangelical, resonated with me on a number of levels. What really stood out, however, was her reluctance to write the post in the first place. She shared that she knew she needed to write a personal post to reintroduce herself to readers and that do
A Prayer for those Tired of Adulting (opens the original)
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Dear Jesus, You don’t need me to tell you where I am because you can see that I am on the kitchen floor, in my linen pants and gold and white shirt. It’s cool, the floor. A good place for a good nose-to-knee huddle. Jesus, thank you for floors. I am keeping my eyes closed, mostly, because I am thankful for my floors but not as thankful for the knobby crumb of something (Dorito?) my palm found when I collapsed in tears for my huddle. If I look up a bit I’ll see the layer of food dust on the count
Spiritual Direction (opens the original)
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“Imagine Jesus was standing with you and helping you with your suitcase. What do you think he would have said to you?” My spiritual director asked me this question as I tried to sniff away the flood of unceasing tears. It had been a bad, bad season. Just when I thought a corner had been turned I returned from travels to a disaster so powerful I felt it pulsing before I even crossed the threshold. Although a week had passed between that event and my spiritual direction session, my desolatio
Silly Sa(l)ves (opens the original)
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