To deny Christ is something only Peter would do….right? #GoodFriday #LastSupper #deny #ChristianWalk #selfcare #Relationships #love #Jesus #easter
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Never Let Your Religion Get in the Way of Your Christianity
Someone accused me of being a religious person this week, and it offended me. Why? Because I don’t want to be known for my religion, I want to be known for my relationship with Christ. What are YOU known for? #religion #christianity #socialjustice #love #election2020 #history #antiracist
Love in the Time of Coronavirus
I started to write about goal-setting and avocations today, but it didn’t happen. Coronavirus got in the way. Instead, I offer my thoughts on reacting and reaching out (in a social-distancing kind of way, of course). #socialdistancing #avocation #goalsetting #love #pandemic
The Need to Fight for Faith and Equality
You shouldn’t read this book…or maybe you should. It made me question a lot of my worldviews and how I see myself. Am I a feminist? A personist? Why do we still need to fight for faith and equality? What has the church been doing all this time? #sexism #racism #womensordination #patriarchy #complementarianism #headship #socialjustice #equality #bookreview
How Can You Help Rewrite Negative Inner Dialogue?
We all have inner dialogue that plays on repeat and forms our core values about ourselves. What happens when that inner dialogue repeats negative messages hour after hour? The Toll of Negative Inner Dialogue I asked my students to spend ten minutes writing down their goals last week. Some of them came up with impressive …
How to Use the Seven Most Important Words
Back-to-School Confession “Whatever happens today, tomorrow, this week, next week, or twenty years from now,” I said, “remember that you are loved.” I stood in front of 70 students and 20 staff members trying to facilitate the beginning-of-the-year school rules exercise. The room felt snug and a bit muggy. Ripe little bodies wiggled and released …
How to Gain the Freedom to Love
This week’s Self-care Sunday continues the theme of freedom. A Clean Bill of Health “Everything looks great!” the service manager told me, “you’re all set for another five-thousand miles.” For some reason, knowing that my car had no problems made me feel like I’d gotten a no-cavity report from the dentist. The freedom of having …
The Things that Motivate Me to Leave My Comfort Zone
Can a Bird Motivate Me? “There’s a rare bird in Anchorage,” I said. Pedro rolled his eyes. “It’s a hawfinch,” I explained. “They live in Europe.” Pedro may have sighed AND rolled his eyes. “I suppose you want to go look for it?” I grinned. “Absolutely! While you hang out with Laura, Louis, and Abel, …
I’d Rather the Church Remain Silent
It is Better to be Silent… I read a heart-breaking post on Facebook this evening. A woman attends a church where the pastor—whose qualification consists of a seminary degree—has pulpit-shamed his congregation into abandoning their medications for depression, anxiety, and other mental illnesses. The woman fears for her friend, who followed the pastor’s counsel and …
