Category Archives: The Life I Live
On Peace, Direction, and Clarity and What’s Next
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From June 9th on my Instagram. Spent the last week at @onsiteworkshops. I am so thankful for the work of @milesadcox and their entire team. Nervously walked into a room with 40 strangers a week ago and am leaving changed — with a renewed sense of peace, of direction and of clarity. We laughed together. We cried together. […]
Faith and Fear
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This has been a kind of weird season for me. I thought I would write about it because maybe it’s a weird season for you too?!? Or maybe writing about it will help me see things more clearly?!? {That happens sometimes.} Lately I’ve kind of felt like a crazy person. Let’s be honest, we’re all […]
Nashville: A New Season
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“Seasons is a wise metaphor for the movement of life, I think. It suggests that life is neither a battlefield nor a game of chance but something infinitely richer, more promising, more real. The notion that our lives are like the eternal cycle of the seasons does not deny the struggle or the joy, the […]
When Churches Tear
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In 1991, when I was in eighth grade, my church “split.” At least that is what people said happened. But now looking back I now know, my church tore. And my heart and my faith tore, more than a little, too. Twenty-six years later, I am weepy just thinking about it — the tearing. It was […]
Collateral Beauty
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I, like many of you, read and deeply resonated with Jen Hatmaker’s Good Friday post, When Treasured Things Are Dead. Jen and I have had different journeys, different experiences, and I can’t even fathom her pain and grief. I grieve for her, and with her. And I know the difficulty of untangling life and ministry, Jesus […]
On Leaving and On Looking Ahead to the Uncomfortable Unknown
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Yesterday I posted a picture of me packing up my office. And several of you guys were like, “Um, what?!?” So here’s a little bit of what’s been happening in my life and in my heart. A week or so ago I resigned from my role as COO and Strategist of the IF:Gathering. Yep. BIG change. […]
the numbers don’t tell the whole story
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I began 2017 on planes — 3 to be exact — headed to Thailand. I went with some a few friends and others {now new friends} that I respect who are passionately advocating for social justice work in their churches and in their communities around the world. We went to uncover the roots and hidden connections of […]
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A Conversation with Rachel Gardner
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Back at last with another installment of “the single sessions”. Today I’m introducing you to Rachel Gardner. I met Rachel last year in Dallas when she was a senior at SMU. Here’s a short snippet of her story: I currently work at Walt Disney World in Florida, moved there right after college, because I am […]
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An Interview with Amy Ickes
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And we’re back with another installment of “the single sessions.” I have loved reading your comments on Ashley, Joy Beth and Evan’s posts. Now I’m excited to introduce you to Amy Ickes. Amy moved four months ago to San Antonio from New Jersey to start a new job at a church. Being on staff at a Church and having experience a lot […]