…We affirm the natural world as God’s handiwork and dedicate ourselves to its preservation, enhancement, and faithful use by humankind… – The United Methodist Church, “Social Creed,” accessed October 5, 2016 Materials Visuals Needed A Gym Bag with running things like: running shoes; water bottle or camel …
Wondering what this is all about? Check out my post from yesterday Wondering what the Social Principles are? Check out this page from Discipleship Ministries Materials/Visuals Needed: Either have physical uniforms, uniform/carreer costumes/or pictures of people in uniforms. If you use pictures be mindful of …
God’s love for the world is an active and engaged love, a love seeking justice and liberty. We cannot just be observers. So we care enough about people’s lives to risk interpreting God’s love, to take a stand, to call each of us into a …
This summer, when Philando Castile (a black man who looked a little like my husband) was shot. This summer, when Mr. Castile was shot (on a road that my husband and I often drive, close to our apartment and close to his work) by a …
Cheer 1: When I tell her I’m sick she offers to bring me soup. Cheer 2: When she shows up, it’s ok that I’m in my threadbare pajamas and haven’t washed my hair. We sit on my dirty kitchen floor, in my messy apartment together. …
My body has a physical response to making phone calls. We’re talking racing heart, muscle tension, fight or flight mode – a tiger is about to eat you – that kind of response. My body also has a physical response to the shame that comes …
A few weeks ago, my sister treated me to tickets for the Dixie Chicks, at the Minnesota State Fair. I heard recently that the music we listen to when we are 19 and 20 is the music that resonates most deeply with our souls. “Goodbye …
In addition to my writing here, I periodically share my thoughts on The Salt Collective, a great online magazine edited by my friend Nathan Roberts. The Salt Collective features some incredible writers exploring faith, politics, and culture. Explore it. Last month, I published an open letter to …
I have been so fortunate in my life to have seen some BEAUTIFUL places. I have toured several chateaux along the Loire Valley; had a snowball fight in July in the French Alps; seen the Mona Lisa at the Louvre and several Van Goghs at the Musée …
I wrote this in 2009 after visiting my friend Rosita in Baltimore. I love that city and am praying for the shalom the total well-being of charm city this week. I would write this post differently today, but regardless, here is what I wrote/thought in …