The Junia Project – Guest Post

Thankful for friends who know me. My friend directed my attention to a blog contest hosted by the Junia Project, a movement to promote inclusion of women in all levels of church leadership and mutuality in marriage – a vision I fully embrace. It has already been such a fruitful experience connecting with folks at…

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Life Changers 10/4/14

Happy October everyone! My spirit tells me we should all still be frolicking in summer fun, but the calendar is telling me it’s October. I don’t much recall September but some fuzzy details blurring past my waking moments. All that to say, time sure goes fast, huh? I swear I have been writing some blog posts…

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Life Changers 9/26/14

Welcome to this week’s “Life Changers” – where I share good reads around the internet, pieces that make me smile, think, and say: me too. Hope you enjoy! (I realize it hasn’t been a full week since the previous post, but my list was getting long and I wanted to get it out to you!)…

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Life Changers 9/23/14

Welcome to this week’s “Life Changers” – where I share good reads around the internet, pieces that make me smile, think, and say: me too. Hope you enjoy! I don’t watch much TV, but when I do, it’s either Jon Stewart or Ellen Degeneres. Don’t miss this week’s gem: the Apparently Kid. [youtube id=”NNDRVXoQphA”] Into…

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When Prayer Becomes Control

Andrew W.K. at the Village Voice received a question from someone whose brother was diagnosed with cancer. In his grief, he is frustrated by his Grandma’s prayers and sees them as “superstitious nonsense.” Andrew’s brilliant response is a very worthwhile read, in which he positions prayer as a posture of humility, a deep realization of…

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Life Changers

I’ve been absent from the internet as of late (and by absent I mean a slight notch down from my usual compulsive addiction) due to two main reasons. One, I took an impromptu weekend getaway to Seoul, South Korea. One of the advantages of South Asia living is the close proximity to various countries. Seoul…

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Will the Truth Really Set Us Free?

One of the values my mother stressed in her parenting was honesty. She tells stories of how all she had to do was produce the instrument of discipline and my older sister would start bawling and tell the truth, with dramatic flair and embellished details. Me, on the other hand, would insist upon my lies,…

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The Ordinary Saves

Is it just me, or does everyone else’s newsfeeds read like the world is going to hell? I mean, seriously, the torrent of bad news is so unrelenting that no amount of kitten pictures and feel-good Upworthy videos can hold up against it. I wonder if the ALS ice bucket challenge took off the way…

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What Saved My Faith

It was the beauty on the outside that drew me away. Before social justice became trendy among evangelicals, people of all denominations, faiths, and philosophies had already been steadily working in the trenches without fanfare, caring for the least of these with a quiet strength. Through seminary, I learned to grapple with justice being at…

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