Blow the trumpet in Zion, declare a holy fast, call a sacred assembly. Gather the people, consecrate the assembly; bring together the elders, gather the children, those nursing at the breast…” Joel 2:15-16 I remember the first time our oldest daughter received the imposition of the ashes on Ash Wednesday. She was less than a […]
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When my oldest daughter was thirteen, she was bantering with a group of boys at the park when one of them made a sexual joke and they all started pointing and laughing at her. I found her sobbing in the bathtub where she was washing herself over and over saying, “Why did they do that? […]
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A handful of times in my life, I’ve laid prostrate before God in prayer. One time it was before a significant leadership decision. Another time was a moment of profound desperation during a crisis in my life. Most recently, after God showed up dramatically among us at a retreat, I snuck back into the meeting […]
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- April 13, 2017
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- confession, crucifixion, Easter, forgiveness, Good Friday, grief, humility, prostrate, repentance, surrender
I know we are all tired of the political conversations. But I have to confess, I turned a corner last week and started feeling (dare I say it?!)…. Hopeful. The American church has been diseased for quite some time (God bless her). I say this as both an insider having grown up in […]
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- October 25, 2016
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- American church, bless those who curse you, cleaning house, clinton, election, evangelicals, forgiveness, Gospel, pharisees, political discourse, repentance, trump