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Category Archives: spirituality
The Lord Has Come: Lace Up Your Boots (A Sermon for Christmas Sunday)
22 When the time came for the purification rites required by the Law of Moses,Joseph and Mary took him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord 23 (as it is written in the Law of the Lord, “Every firstborn male is … Continue reading
Posted in Advent, Bible, Christmas, holidays, religion, spirituality
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American Christianity’s no-cost discipleship
“Silence in the face of evil is itself evil: God will not hold us guiltless. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act.” – Dietrich Bonhoeffer, leader in the German Confessing Church Today one of my … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Christianity, church, politics, religion, spirituality
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At Pride, in the name of love
I was at St Louis Pride this weekend. Saturday night, as I felt more and more anxious about being “outed” as a Pride attendee, I decided I needed to write about it; face my fear head on. I could tell … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Ministry, Christianity, church, homosexuality, spirituality
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17 thoughts on not being a pastor
1. I never much liked the title anyway, so that’s lucky. 2. When I first heard that I might not be relicensed this year I was panicked, angry, hurt, and desperate to get the Credentials Board to change their mind. … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Ministry, Christianity, church, religion, spirituality
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Religious Freedom, Priorities and a Terrible Anniversary
My thoughts are a bit scattered today. I’ve been remembering. Have you been paying attention to the news out of Indiana this week? Gov. Pence just signed their Religious Freedom Restoration Act into law despite a loud outcry and threats … Continue reading
Home
I grew up in a mid-sized town in central Missouri. I suppose I felt about my hometown as most children do. It’s playgrounds and schools and corner stores were the geography of my world. My notions of wealth were drawn … Continue reading
Has endless winter ended?
I’m hopeful. I can hear a flock of birds outside my kitchen window and it’s supposed to get up to 70 today. Maybe spring has come to stay. One of my dearest friends is coming to visit tomorrow, along with … Continue reading
Posted in aging, Daily Life, family, Lent, religion, spirituality
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A letter to our sisters, on biblical womanhood in heavenly places
Yesterday Julie Anne at Spiritual Sounding posted this response to an article at cbmw.org. That’s the Council for Biblical Manhood and Womanhood, the flagship organization for complementarian theology. I was alarmed by the excerpts in Julie Anne’s piece, so I … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Christian Ministry, Christianity, church, feminism, gender, patriarchy, religion, spirituality, theology
Tagged Council for Biblical Manhood and Womanhood, Patriarchy
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Homeschoolers, we can do better
I’m going to keep my input short and sweet today, and then turn the mic over to the gentleman in the photo above. That’s Kevin Swanson. He’s a homeschool graduate and a homeschooling father of five, a minister in the … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, education, family, feminism, gender, homeschooling, homosexuality, parenting, patriarchy, politics, religion, spirituality
Tagged Boy Scouts, feminism, homeschooling, homosexuality, Islam, Kevin Swanson, Obama
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Who do you want to be?
Today I made a remark about wanting to be a good person and the friend I was speaking to said, “What does that even mean? How do you define good?” And you know what? Not only was that a “good” … Continue reading
Posted in aging, Christianity, spirituality
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