There’s been a lot of talk lately about “spiritual abuse” in the Church. In truth, these conversations have been happening for centuries – for example: the prophet Jeremiah called out priests and prophets on the misuse of their authority, Jesus had rather a lot to say to the Pharisees, and then there was that one…
— 1 — Happy Friday! How was your week? Mine was – well… deep. I’ve had a number of very intense conversations this week about everything from re-defining forgiveness to the abuse of power in the church, and I also had the privilege of participating in a synchroblog about anger. One of the things I…
— 1 — It’s been awhile since I’ve been this glad to see a Friday night roll around, but goodness, I am so glad it is finally Friday. I feel like I’ve lived about three weeks worth of life in the past seven days, and I’m exhausted. This weekend will have about three days worth of…
— 1 — Winter has finally arrived in the Midwest – and boy, has it ever. People, it is COLD. But there is snow now, so at least it’s pretty! I have always loved the snow. When I looked up a post I remembered writing about it (over 6 years ago now), I was reminded…
