I like routine, and I like many “normal” things. I am a creature of habit. So, I am not going to talk about how churches need to be spontaneous and constantly “shake things up.” This piece examines weird religion in America and what it means for faith.
These girls, these babies who had had just given birth, were nursing infants without their own mothers to teach or protect them. One thing was clear: no child chooses this, to be a mother at age eleven or thirteen. This is a reality that migrant minors oaxaca face, shaping the lives of young mothers in displacement.
Like so many I know and love, I can easily imagine how my path into the void could have led somewhere other than here, back home, on the path of spiritual disciples.
We’re pre-deciding to be faithful as our one-word goal, because we will never be faithful by accident. You may have a fluke day of faithfulness, but no one is faithful day after day after day without great intentionality.
When your growth stagnates, it's often an opportunity to discover new things about yourself and your church.
How can we know what Love Is Not a Mirror means in our lives when we’re acting like we know ourselves? But if we don’t know ourselves, where would we begin?
When we choose to forgive, we let go of our right to get even and we allow God to take over. We let go of our bitterness. We let go of our resentment. The healing power of forgiveness opens the path to peace
If you don’t want to be told what to do all of the time, be that individual who embraces the hand of the diligent to call your own shots.
The bigger issue, one that often goes unnoticed, is that with the use of religious liberty as a means of exempting themselves from providing federally mandated accommodations for disabled people, religious institutions also effectively distanced themselves from practicing a faith that demands involvement in social justice. This highlights how Ableism and Racism intersect in policy and faith communities.
As true servant leadership, our declaration of the gospel is not meant to draw attention to ourselves, to gain followers, to impress others, to entertain, to promote an agenda, to spotlight our giftedness, or to stand on our favorite soapboxes.
