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Being a pastor gives you a unique lens -- being a female pastor who doesn't fit the mold gives you a REALLY unique lens. Here are some thoughts as I try and understand the world around me through that lens.
February 29, 2016
“Emoji’s are making us cavemen.” I overheard a recent conversation where someone was summarizing something they read on the release of the new Facebook emoticon reactions. I began to laugh to myself as I thought about the new emoticons. Before, we could only ‘like’ something on Facebook. I ‘like’ this photo or I ‘like’ that […]
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February 22, 2016
Then he said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.” Mark 2:27 I would rather not eat grains, dairy, legumes, or drink alcohol for 40 days than take a day off… it’s true and here is why: Sabbath is meant to be an intentional day of rest. A day […]
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February 15, 2016
It was Valentine’s Day this weekend. For some, Valentine’s Day is exciting – filled with romance and reminders that they are valued by someone else; and for others, it is a reminder that things may not be as they wish in the romance department. It can also be a holiday where those in a relationship […]
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February 8, 2016
I love sports. I love to watch them just as much as I like to play them. I get the same feeling watching sports that most people get eating comfort food. My family bonds over sports and sports analysis. When my dad calls to talk about Duke basketball, I feel cared for and loved; his […]
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February 1, 2016
The week I graduated from college, two of my guy friends from Canada came to visit me. Neither one of them had grown up in the church. At the time, I was volunteering with a local youth group and participating in their worship services. I invited my guy friends to come along to a […]
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February 1, 2016
The week I graduated from college, two of my guy friends from Canada came to visit me. Neither one of them had grown up in the church. At the time, I was volunteering with a local youth group and participating in their worship services. I invited my guy friends to come along to a […]
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February 1, 2016
The week I graduated from college, two of my guy friends from Canada came to visit me. Neither one of them had grown up in the church. At the time, I was volunteering with a local youth group and participating in their worship services. I invited my guy friends to come along to a […]
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January 26, 2016
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us.” Hebrews 12:1 I was sucking air and trying not to focus on the fact that I […]
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January 11, 2016
“In his marvelous little book The Great Divorce, C.S. Lewis envisioned hell as a realm in which people are forever moving farther away from one another. Hell is the ultimate, cosmic suburban sprawl. This hellish vision is becoming a reality in Western culture, and it’s something that kingdom people in the West should passionately revolt […]
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January 4, 2016
“We were created to create.” I am not sure where I first heard it, but I think I have always intrinsically known it was true. I feel closest to God when I am creating. When I lose myself in writing, painting, singing, or even poorly playing my guitar, I am worshiping. The problem is when […]
