Do You Ever Feel Boxed In?
This is an excerpt from a Theology paper I wrote in grad school, but feels relevant to the ongoing struggles to live […]
Happy New Year
Today is the last day of vacation. i need another week, but would settle for a few more days… how […]
Petition for Darfur
Coalition for Darfur has requested help on the following petition: We, the undersigned, beseech the international community, and particularly, the […]
Oprah address Human Trafficking with Gary Haugen
Oprah is one the most popular and influential evangelists of our time! Regardless of your opinion of her, she has […]
Emerging Church, Sudan and Madam Blueberry
busy…busy… terribly busy.. as Madame Blueberry would say 😉 (the theology of Veggie Tales is right on the money at […]
A Painful Truth about being a mom
Mothering a teenage son is the most challenging and painful part of my parenting as of yet…letting go and pursuing […]
Banned book, fear and complex questions
The banning of books perplexes me…I am intrigued by the idea that “if we don’t tell, then it won’t be […]
Surfacing…
It has been a while… a long while since I have posted…life, stuff, and more life have gotten the better […]
A Cloud of Witnesses
Keep your eyes on Jesus the Pioneer and Perfecter of our faith As I look back over my shoulder, as […]
Sojourners 30,000 Campaign during World Summit
Reminder: World Summit, September 14-16 A Call to Fast &Pray on Behalf of those in Extreme Poverty! Read Sojourner’s call […]
Katrina
Katrina… a name that now carries so much weight and meaning…images, words, silences, triumphs, failures, heroism, horror …in the USA. […]
Henri Nouwen’s wisdom
This Henri Nouwen quote arived in my mailbox today, and it reminded me of the call to a life of […]
Rounding Third Base
Rounding third bass… stringing together all the wild and wonderful, but crazy moments that make life meaningful! I have had a […]
Snippets…
In the midst of daily life – I have been enjoying birthdays, packing up, getting ready for school and other […]
Fasting and Praying on behalf of those in extreme poverty
Tell President Bush you will pray and fast to fight global poverty Every day 30,000 children die a preventable […]
Genocide in Darfur
Caring for the least of these…Our church service today focused on creating awareness about the situation in Sudan, southern Sudan […]
life… stuff…storage
Okay, so there is this great commercial on TV about getting organized and then magically staying organized if you just […]
Thin places, preaching sermons and juggling
Thin places: preaching sermons, serving sodas and juggling way too many commitments… and learning a lot along the way. In other […]
In need of sleep!
John has been gone for three days… he took our daughter and a friend to the beach. (his sister lives […]
Henri Nouwen, spiritual maturity and the fear of feeling depressed
This quote came from the Henri Nouwen Society’s Daily Devotions. What We Feel is Not Who We Are “Our emotional […]