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At Last
Yesterday a bee landed on my finger. It walked over to my pink nail and checked for pollen before flying away again. It felt like a promise to my six year old self. I had driven eight hours to attend… Continue reading
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“I did it anyway”: Haunted by the Battles
I am haunted by both the rage I felt in that camp bed, and by a sadness I feel for those who are only given these tools to work with when it comes to navigating their sexual/spiritual lives. Continue reading
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Why I Haven’t Returned to Church Post-COVID
There has been much written about people not returning to church after COVID. The things I have read are mostly from those who returned, lamenting (or judging) those who did not. I am one of those who did not return.… Continue reading
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Practice Resurrection, Eat Together
Jesus is with the disciples before they recognize who he is (sometimes long before they recognize it is him). And this doesn’t just happen once to those who love him, but over and over again. The disciples realize it was… Continue reading
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A Church That Does Body Counts III
About two weeks ago, a U.S. led NATO airstrike in southern Afghanistan killed seven civilians while they were going about their daily lives, working in their fields. Six of these seven civilians were children and five of these children were… Continue reading
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Courage and the Church
It is heartbreaking to hear misogynist, homophobic, racist coming from the same white man every Sunday at church, when I can look around and see that there are so many other important voices that should be heard belonging to the… Continue reading