There are moments when I hate what’s inside my heart, tarry and thick with things quite undesirable. Learning to be comfortable with yourself, and equally discontent in order to be transformed, is one of life’s most difficult lessons. I’ve just completed year two of “Being a Writer.” OTHERS As I have received affirmation from other writers […]
I’ve Been Quiet
I’ve been quiet, because the world is so loud. So many days I just cannot do anything more than put my hands over my ears and shut it all out. This world where exegesis and hermeneutic and “being right “are more important than generosity and love. A world where the decision of the Church or the Government feeding the hungry becomes […]
{Above all Love One Another: A confession on being an LGBTQ Ally & a Christian}
unless we’re all free, none of us are free. Kathy Escobar a pastor and writer, challenged me with these words on her blog this week: “i’m a nut case for equality. you hear me talking a lot about gender equality but that’s just because it’s a critical starting place. when half of the population of the […]
{I don’t do Joy, very well}
Pu-leeeese, don’t tell me to lighten up – I take great pride in my seriousness. It’s a part of my M.O. It’s not that I don’t laugh at all, I do. And I love to laugh till I cry, tears streaming uncontrollably at something my little sister said or the guy next to me at […]
Not to Speak is to Speak, Vol 4
“One’s task is not to turn the world upside down, but to do what is necessary at the given place and with a due consideration of reality.” Dietrich Bonhoeffer I love so much to watch TED videos. If you aren’t familiar with them I think you must take some time to check them out. “Let the groans […]
Not to Speak is to Speak: Volume 3
“If we could read the secret history of our enemies, we should find in each man’s life sorrow and suffering enough to disarm all hostility.” — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow I am finding it hard to love my enemies. Rush Limbaugh who obviously hates women and calls them sluts and makes them feel like whores. […]
“Why The Silence?” Forgive me the Cynicism … (on Women in the Church)
I don’t know about you, but when I first read this it shocked and appalled me. During the times of Jesus, the religious leaders prayed at least three times a day and always thanked God for three specific things: Thank God that I am a Jew and not a Gentile. Thank God that I am […]
Not everyone is a white male, with all access!
A friend sent me this article in Christianity Today, because of what I wrote yesterday, mentioning Rob Bell. Upfront, it asked: “Do you think it is wrong for Rob Bell to question traditional views of heaven and hell? Answer: I don’t care. Do you think it is wrong for traditionalist writers to label Rob Bell […]
Haiti – a learning curve indeed.
I’m running a fever and have body aches. I’m fairly grumpy at this point because I just don’t do sick. When I was working full-time my modus operandi was pop some pills and get on with it. But that’s changed over the years. Being at-home I can’t ignore how I feel, there is not enough […]
When the world is falling apart before your eyes …
Sometimes, when the world is falling apart before your eyes and you are powerless all you can do is pray. If there is any stillness in your day, cry out to your God. May God bless you with anger at injustice, oppression, and exploitation of people, so that you may work for justice, freedom and […]
