styling, stitchfix, and speaking…
Have you ever walked into your closet and prayed? I’m not talking about a spiritual-retreat-from-the-world type of getaway, but a sad look at your clothes and prayed for God to do a miracle? Look, I know first hand that there are greater issues in the world. The...
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the power of gathering…
The one thing that frightens us is the one thing that brings us wholeness. The one place that can cause pain is also the place that can bring healing. Participating and entering a gathering of people is a risk; but entering in community is where healing, wholeness and...
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foot-in-mouth disease…
The prognosis was bad and the recovery was slim. He put his hand on my shoulder and calmly said, You have Foot-in-Mouth disease. I wanted to fight it, but this meant denying the truth. I do have chronic Foot-in-Mouth, Internet. I do?! The side effects include:...
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let go and go with the flow…
When I was nine years-old, I went white water rafting with my church. None of my family went with me. Just me and 25 adults who vowed to watch over me down the American river. Armed with nothing more than a life preserver and an oar, I climbed into our boat and sat...
read morecooper gokee and miracles…
Look, I’m going to be very honest with you. Very rarely do I ask others to do stuff for me. Call it pride, call it self-sufficiency, call it awesomeness, whatevs. 😉 I like to think that when I do ask someone to do something for me, it’ll be done because...
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100 words: impossible…
If God is real, then the word impossible must be removed for our vocabulary. Time and time again we see throughout the scope of scripture that “impossible” is where God begins. The impossible wall facing Joshua at Jericho, the impossible Red Sea keeping...
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gratitude and prayer…
But it’s been said that the thing we hate about others is the thing we see in ourselves. So I need to say thank you. Often times I will post a blog and request prayer and then never come back and tell you how God answered our requests?! I need a timeout for...
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adventures in step-parenting…
The Biblical Hall of S’Parenting: Joseph the s’father of Jesus. Princess Hatshepsut the s’mother of Moses. Sarah the s’mom to Ishamael. As a s’mom, the journey into s’parenthood has been an adventure! Pretty soon I may add myself to...
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not my will, but your will…
“Not my will, but thy will be done.” It’s a phrase I’ve heard a million times before and if I’m honest, I think I’ve diluted the power of the phrase by sheer usage of Christianese verbiage. It’s become so easy for me to spout...
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facts but not the truth…
It may be the facts, but it’s not the truth. There’s lot of chat on the interwebs about Millennials leaving the Church and statistics supporting the claims. [And any time the words Millennials and leaving and Church are strung together, we have the Pajama...
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I’m a writer and teacher in love with two men: Jesus and my husband, Matt. [You might not find this funny, but I laugh at myself, so it all balances out.]
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