Jay Bakker “Nailed it!”: Loving LGBT Community Like Jesus

I don’t believe too much in coincidence… 
This morning, I was praying over an issue that has brought me much grief.  I asked God to help me understand what I biblically needed to know regarding the intensified gay rights debate.  Actually, I have been both sickened and saddened by the increasing violence and hate speech towards the LGBT [...]

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“Birthers” in Perspective

“…If you approach God in a certain way, it will drive you crazy.”  I cannot agree more.  I was almost driven crazy by neo con/religious right interpretations of God that I have previously encountered.  Harmful byproducts include intolerance and fear of others who do not share those beliefs.  I am now aware that my past self-destructive behavior is a manifestation of repressed self-hatred.  [...]

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Open Mind, Open Heart

I am in my new home. It is an apartment with a large balcony backed-up to a forest. I pretend that I am living in a tree house. I am still writing, but I haven’t returned to this blog until now. I need a time to be totally anonymous, and it hasn’t happened for me [...]

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TODAY

TODAY
I woke up today
Feeling good
I woke up today
Knowing…
I am stronger than before
I am wiser than I was
Today, I found understanding
My steps cannot follow your drum beat
No matter how hard I try
That’s why I keep stumbling
Looking foolish as I fall
Today, I am sure
My dreams are not delusions
I will succeed
I will reach a different destination
Far [...]

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In a Season of “Change”

Upon the ascension of our country’s new administration, I have embarked on a journey of spiritual renewal.   I am tempted to believe that the United States can begin to heal.  The Christian conservative platform is being shaken, and their nuts continue to fall from its tree.  War is still “on the table” as we wistfully [...]

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We Shall Live

The holidays have just ended, and you are now gone. They have drawn you back into “the happy place” where the fireworks fly.
I watch them explode in riveting brilliance upon the evening news. Reporters muster somber tones, describing the chaos. The 24-hour coverage is strangely comforting. As the world watches and discusses the updates, I [...]

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Inaguration in Me

I just submitted this to another site when asked to describe what this presidential inaguration means to me. I want to share it, because I had intended to relate this experience much earlier. Instead, I merely “basked” in it, and went about my own business. Better late than never, I guess…
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At some point in my [...]

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Holiday Greetings

Merry Christmas…Happy Holidays…
December is my favorite month. This year was an especially busy one.
Beyond our celebration of Christmas and birthdays (I share the “birthday month” with son and two in-laws), my husband returned from a recent deployment.
It is wonderful for him to be home to see his family during this special time.
The PRESENCE of their soldier is [...]

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The 44th President of the United States is…Barack Obama!!!

Congratulations!!!

My entire family is delighted and relieved.  We thank God for this miracle.   
I can now rest in that, without another word…
 
 

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Voting Information Election 2008 and Prayer

We regret the recent loss of Sen. Obama’s grandmother, Madelyn Payne Dunham.  I am thankful for the positive impact she has made upon the entire world through her diligence, sacrifice and compassion.  I am reminded of so many others like her, upon whose “shoulders we stand.”   Like millions of people around the world, our family shall [...]

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