heard that one before? we start to step out, to put our toe in the water, to pursue a bit of our dreams, use our voice, our leadership, lean into a passion, and the voice comes rushing in: “just who do you think you are?” sometimes it’s subtle, sometimes it’s blaring, but i think for […]
Read Morethe church: born again & again & again & again
steve knight, who moderates the emergent village blog (among lots of other cool things!), asked me to expand a bit on “the born again church” for the conversation over there. umm, yeah, in case you haven’t noticed, i love to ramble on about my dreams for the church. i thought i’d re-post it over here, too. here’s what i wrote: * * […]
Read Morewe, the church, need to be born again
i believe this. and i believe it’s happening. so many are experiencing a restlessness, a stirring, a “something has gone awry” feeling that keeps getting stronger. others are experimenting with new kinds of conversations, ministries, ways of living. the bottom line is that christianity is shifting & this generation plays an important role in the direction things will […]
Read Moremake advocates not buildings
i have been on a bit of a rampage these past few weeks, so i am going to get on my soapbox for a moment (surprise, surprise). you see, in the last couple of months i have been an advocate for a few different friends connected to the refuge who have needed a little help navigating social […]
Read Moremy honey, the lawyer
well he did it! after 3 years of juggling law school at denver university, flying for united to pay the bills, 5 kiddos & a crazy busy pastor wife, jose graduated yesterday. yeah! next up: taking the bar exam on july 31st and then it’s really, really over. i have to say, he did it with […]
Read Moremaking the invisible visible
“i’ve decided. i’m going to the next level in God. i’m going to be empowered by an incredible, enthusiastic, visionary leader and take this city for Christ. i’m going to be a vibrant, passionate, charismatic believer who takes excellence seriously. i’m joining a vibrant, contemporary, growing church with a powerful message that impacts the world […]
Read Morebe the change you want to see
yeah, so many of you have probably heard this phrase before. ghandi said “you must be the change you want to see in the world.” i wanted to toss it out there in light of the multiple conversations about women in the church cropping up in all kinds of places (see below for a list […]
Read Moreit stinks down here, but i really love the smell…
i like to participate in glenn hager’s monthly synchroblog (check out the other links here) just for fun because it forces me to think about some specific topics and i get to read about what some others are saying, too. this month was just a few simple questions… how are you doing? what are you […]
Read Moreno more lepers
“if you judge people you have no time to love them” – mother teresa “let he who is without sin cast the first stone” – Jesus one of my favorite passages of scripture is in john 8, where Jesus protects a woman from the justice-seeking crowd by radically turning the tables on them, calling them […]
Read More"auntie kathy, are you sure it's not wrong for you to be a pastor?"
well here’s a sincere email i received last week from my 14 year old niece. i got permission from her to share it on this blog so don’t feel like i’m violating some private conversation. i thought it was too important, telling, to just keep between her and i and if it helps challenge us a little, well, […]
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