Being a Person
A Perfect Day
Following a pretty rotten day, the universe will sometimes throw you a nearly perfect one. Or maybe it’s just that, for me, two consecutive rotten days are unacceptable. In any case, yesterday= pretty dang crummy. Today, however, rolled something like this: Day started, per usual, with a small girl crawling into bed with me and [...]
The Story You Thought You Knew
I used to love those Richard Scarry books when i was a kid. You know the ones: with lots of colorful, happy-looking animals, dressed like people, going about everyday sorts of activities. Some little vignettes thrown in here and there, but mostly, just some commentary on what the animals are doing, what kinds of stuff [...]
Confession: Progressive Christians Love the Bible, Too
It occurs to me that I should never be famous. Not that i was ever in much danger of that…i’m just thinking that i should avoid it at all costs now, because I am still experiencing ‘feedback fatigue’ from the discussion about amendment 1 the other day. I usually get a handful of readers, mostly [...]
S*^! Jesus Says: The Missionary Edition
“Good afternoon. My name is **Jane** and I’m with **Betterthanyou** ministries. I was wondering if you’d like to meet with one of our missionaries and learn more about how to share the gospel of Jesus with our Jewish brothers and sisters?” Oh, girlfriend. You are barking up the wrong cactus… And THIS is why i [...]
The Mercy Instinct
As a pastor, I see it time and time and time again: a person has been deeply wounded by a loved-one. They struggle to process the world through this new lens of heartbreak. It doesn’t matter if it is a sibling, a spouse, a friend, or a parent/child relationship –we are hurt most profoundly by those [...]
Unwound
First, confessions of an English major: I was totally thrown off my zen today by my yoga instructor’s improper use of the word “invaluable.” I could not release the error to its own beautiful truth or whatever, and focus in the present moment. That out of the way–best class ever today. We focused on twists. I’m sure [...]
The Faulty Filter
I don’t understand much about phishing scams, or how the low-lives who run them turn a profit, or why the whole scene is named after a pretty great band. But I do know that my officeLive account has been vulnerable to attacks on numerous occasion, and every time it happens, i get more and more [...]
A Profound and Prophetic Response
BOYCOTT JCPENNEY! WE DON”T WANT TO THINK ABOUT GAY PEOPLE WHEN WE”RE SHOPPING FOR OUR MOM JEANS! STOP FUNDING PLANNED PARENTHOOD! WE DON”T WANT TO THINK ABOUT POOR WOMEN WHILE WE RUN TO SAVE THE WORLD! TAKE THE LOWE”S AD OFF THE MUSLIM PROGRAMMING! WE DON”T WANT TO THINK ABOUT…WE DON”T WANT TO THINK ABOUT–well, [...]
Mistress of My Own Domain
Well…I didn’t mean to take a month-long hiatus from blogging, but sometimes, life happens. Thing is, writing is alot like exercise. What begins as, say, a week-long break turns into a month and then 6 months before you know it…because both writing and movement that demand this thing called momentum… and well, once you’ve lost it, [...]
