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Sun rises from darkness (photos)
The Word gave life to everything that was created, and his life brought light to everyone. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never…
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Baptism at Sunrise.
So here it is. THE post I’ve wanted to write for over six months now. I’ve broken it up into six chapters. A mini-series. I thought about writing them…
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Blessed be the bored.
I’m attempting to make my existence as boring as possible right now. Proper, real deal boredom. I also know this is why I’ve finally put pent to paper…
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Capacity IS the currency.
I shared these words, capacity is your currency, with a friend in a back and forth of lengthy voicemail tennis last week. I laughed and said, “Oomph…
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We're still missing the point.
Sin. Literally translated from from ancient Greek, of which the New Testament (the Bible) was written, means to sin is to miss the mark. As in, an…
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My greatest fear.
Our greatest fear is not that we’re inadequate. Our greatest fear is that we’re powerful beyond measure. - Marianne Williamson. I was about 11 when my…
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It takes a village... to be human?
Sometimes I get this swirling inside of me, a bubbling, like there is a new Truth being birthed. One I already know so deeply and intrinsically, but I…
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New Year, New Distractions!
I’m walking into 2023 with an unsurpassable feeling of peace. Despite the fact, I didn’t even get to see the sunset and spent my New Years Eve unpacking…
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I've got nothing.
In some ways, I’ve said everything I already need to say in this publication. It’s all the same, really. Everything + nothing. I’m not offering…
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But what are we actually progressing to?
Thunder rumbling. Flying ants dancing in reverence of the coming rain. Children screaming in pure delight on the trampoline in the building humidity…
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Manipulation.
It’s somehow easier to draw from the inner well of resilience when you’re in the thick of it. When there is no where else to go. Your outward world is…
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When life gives you cabbages, make kimchi.
I’ve lost myself into a wild sort of cathartic kitchen processing this week. I’ve just made my first batch of (literally kilos of!!) whole cabbage…
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