meat lovers beware! our taste buds have been contaminated
i originally wrote this post for the refuge blog in october 2007. when i was looking at a few old posts this week i stumbled across it and thought i’d repost it because most everyone here has never...
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it’s a helluva lot of people being influenced
when it comes to church, i firmly believe that the “best criticism of the bad is the practice of the better.” at the same time, i think it’s sometimes worth calling out its inconsistencies when it...
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settling for crumbs
* i wrote this last month & never got around to posting it. i’ve recently been thinking about it even more, how awesome it would be if we had more help planting new trees. but it requires people...
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educate, advocate, agitate.
in july i had the privilege of attending a banquet at the christians for biblical equality conference in pittsburgh. i couldn’t participate in the entire conference because of my kiddos, but my...
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abusive pastors & the crazy $(&*@#%! they get away with
i know some really amazing pastors in this world–dedicated and humble men and women who love people so well and truly care about their congregations and groups. some have the official title...
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equality is a bumpy road (and sometimes it makes me want to stand on tables &...
i am coming upon my 10 year anniversary in full-time vocational ministry. january 1st of 2004 i went on a big church staff as the associate care pastor; the following year i became the adult ministry...
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don’t feed the narcissists.
for the most part, i try to stay out of social media madness because it is usually just that–maddening. i watch things come into my feed and because i have a diverse set of friends the opposing...
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survival of the fittest church
A few months ago I made a big plate of nachos for all of the kids. Within 10 minutes, they were devoured and I made a joke about how life around here is like “survival of the fittest.” The strongest...
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let’s stop joking about the word “whore…”
This could possibly be my shortest blog post ever, a close second to “we let women lead.” In the past month or so I have heard several different men & women say things like this: “I’m such an...
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things that make me stand on tables & go a little crazy
A few days ago I had a really interesting & unexpected thing happen to me that stirred up a lot of big feelings. It’s too complicated to go into all of the details, but the essence is this–I...
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