Sometimes I forget to read my Bible. There is probably baggage from Evangelical Land there. Having a "quiet time" was really the holiest thing you could do (besides not dating), which means that … [Read more...] about Bushwhacking the Bible
When Queer Christians Doubt
Comfort, comfort my people, says your God. - Isaiah 40 - For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then we will see face to face. Now I know only in part; then I will know fully, even as I have been … [Read more...] about When Queer Christians Doubt
My Eyes Fail, Looking for My God
Save me, O God, for the waters have come up to my neck. I sink in the miry depths, where there is no foothold. I have come into the deep waters; the floods engulf me. I am worn out calling … [Read more...] about My Eyes Fail, Looking for My God
That Time Between Christmas and New Years
I've dumped all my junk on the spiritual desk. I vowed to keep this desk clean and spacious, set aside and sacred, so that I can escape there to clear my head and find silence. Today, I've emptied my … [Read more...] about That Time Between Christmas and New Years
Mary Consoles Eve: Two Voices [Advent]
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"Mary Consoles Eve" Sr. Grace Remington Our Lady of the Mississippi Abbey Today, I'm co-blogging with a seminary friend and local pastor, Karen Slappey, about the painting "Eve Consoles Mary," an … [Read more...] about Mary Consoles Eve: Two Voices [Advent]
Comfort in Small Things [Advent Week 2]
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Comfort, comfort my people, says your God. A voice says, “Cry out.” And I said, “What shall I cry?” “All people are like grass, and all their faithfulness is like the … [Read more...] about Comfort in Small Things [Advent Week 2]
Oh, That You Would Rend the Heavens! [Advent Week 1]
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"Oh, that you would rend the heavens!" Isaiah 64:1-9 I do not know how to repent. I try to repent for myself, but it turns into shame, self-loathing and morose self-flagellations pretty … [Read more...] about Oh, That You Would Rend the Heavens! [Advent Week 1]
Rahab, Professional Badass and Sometimes Prophet
Before they went to sleep, she came up to them on the roof and said to the men: “I know that the Lord has given you the land, and that dread of you has fallen on us, and that all the inhabitants of … [Read more...] about Rahab, Professional Badass and Sometimes Prophet
