Category Archives: Faith
LEAP: One Word 2011
An update: Blue chlorine water, white plastic diving board ten feet in the air(well, I’m not sure of the exact height. Being three years old, numerical height and what I perceive blur at times). Standing on the edge frozen, … Continue reading
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Praying into Action: The 24/7 Project
“The human soul that through me ran; And much it griev’d me my heart to think, What man has made of man.” William Wordsworth photo © 2009 Leland Francisco | more info (via: Wylio) How would you answer this poet? … Continue reading
Is Your Jesus Too Clean?
Fact: Jesus did not smell like Old Spice. photo © 2010 Taylor Burnes | more info (via: Wylio) Myth: Jesus requires us to be cleaned up, prettied up, and perfect prior to coming to Him. Problem: Would … Continue reading
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Feminism: Through My Life
photo © 2006 Quinn Dombrowski | more info (via: Wylio) No one definition embraces its full scope. No one woman embodies its full vision. No set of words capture it—no matter how raw, graceful, or elegant. It does … Continue reading
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If I Had the Evangelical Time Machine….
Church brings some crazy thoughts in my head. photo © 2011 DeLerkim | more info (via: Wylio) These usually occur whilst sitting in Sunday School, listening to the teacher drone on like the adults in Charlie Brown cartoons. So of … Continue reading
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Life is the Miracle
We celebrate the miracle of birth, but the real miracle of life takes years to develop, deepen in its beauty. I think we fail to see life’s strung together moments, mishaps, and adventures as miraculous . But they are. … Continue reading
There I Said It….
photo © 2006 Stéfan Le Dû | more info (via: Wylio) I wish certain weeks came with warning labels like “SMOOTH SAILING” or “EMOTIONAL ROLLER COASTER HELL.” Something to give me the heads up, but this week’s warning label about … Continue reading
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Dear God, I want a cow
photo © 2008 Jelle | more info (via: Wylio) Here in rural North Carolina cows outnumber people, so by living here, I have an instant visual connection to “ God owns the cattle on a thousand hills.”(I’m not sure how … Continue reading
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Not Listening
photo © 2005 Phillip Capper | more info (via: Wylio) Sunday was frigid cold. The fellowship hall with its beige walls, white ceiling, and cold metal chairs didn’t add much in the way of welcoming warmth. Sunday School began as … Continue reading
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Teaching an Acrophobic to Leap
Hello, my name is Sarah, and I’m afraid of heights. photo © 2010 epSos .de | more info (via: Wylio) I hate climbing into bunk beds or going down stairs without a firm hold on the banister. Seriously,I’m terrified of … Continue reading
