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A Poem for a New Year
I don’t think I really had words for why I don’t like New Years resolutions. I’ve made them. I’ve broken them. I’ve abandoned them and I’ve spent a lot of time resisting them. I didn’t really grasp why until I heard Kate Bowler speak with Oliver Burkeman this morning. It echoed with a lot of…
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How to Pray for Others
I have been dabbling in different formats exploring how we talk about prayer and what it means to pray. With all that is happening in the world, it is hard to find words that matter. It is hard to know what to do with ourselves and so I’m wondering how we create space. I revisited…
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Three Simple Grounding Practices for Anxious Times
When everything feels uncertain and unknown, we struggle to find the ground beneath us. We aren’t sure where to put our faith and hope and we feel lost in our fears and worries. Here are some simple practices that can be practiced anywhere and anytime you might find your fears rising to overwhelming. 5, 4,…
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Seeking Wisdom
At this point in the season of Ordinary Time in the Revised Common Lectionary, we find ourselves turning to the wisdom books. We lean into Proverbs, Job and Esther to glean what we can from the stories that have been passed down and retold over and over again. In one of these stories, Wisdom is…
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A Poem for Ordinary Time
There is a shift after the wonder and excitement of Pentecost in the way that the church lives out its faith. Though there may be many cakes and several celebrations and even a parade or two, it is this time of year that we shift into what is known as Ordinary Time. The cloths on…
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