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Paralyzed by the Slash

  I’m feeling paralyzed. There was an article the other day by Rachel Pieh Jones, asking ‘where are they? A significant challenge for nonprofits and ministries remains recruiting people who will commit to serve long-term outside the United States.” I know where they are.  They’re listening to everyone else who is telling them not to have…

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Smaller Than A Mustard Seed

  “The villagers 10 minutes away really needed a doctor, and the only way to get them there was by flying.  The pilot knew he only had 3 minutes of fuel in the plane, but he trusted God.  So he took them up!  He flew 10 minutes, but there was fighting where he needed to…

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It’s Sunday Morning – Time To Wake Up, God

  My story is rooted in whispers, conversations behind closed doors, arguments, struggles, isolation, and above all, a certainty that there is only one right way to be a real Christian. My parents came of age in the Shepherding movement, which resulted in their arranged marriage.  We stayed in that church until I was 10,…

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can we have an honest journey?

Why do I even care about spiritual journeys and how the church is using this analogy? Why bother detailing the specific issues I have with how the church guides you towards maturity?  Is it just because I want something that makes me feel good?  It’s not that I don’t like the idea of journey for…

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A Sh–ty Grace

I have a new favorite visualization of what grace is.  Actually, I don’t know that I ever actually had a favorite visualization before.  In the past, whenever I thought about grace, it was usually to picture beautiful things co-existing with dirty things.  A beautiful flower rising out of a compost heap.  Two friends hugging and…

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