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I’m So Excited I Just Can’t Hide It

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Yeah. I know. That was mean to get you stuck on the lyrics of a catchy 80s song that is promised to be running through your head all day. Mean. But I couldn’t help it. I’m so excited! Something that we has been in the works for quite awhile just launched. And with its launch comes […]

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It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas

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Well, I’m in Phoenix this week and it’s not actually beginning to look a lot like Christmas AT ALL. My Food for the Hungry colleagues that call Arizona home keep commenting on the ‘cool’ weather but I keep shedding layers and searching for any signs of the quickly approaching holidays. Starbucks red cups – check. […]

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Let’s Do Justice

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Another place I’m honored to contribute monthly is Prodigal Magazine. I will be writing on their Social Justice channel. Here’s some more information about the site: Not everyone has the power to live a good story. I know that sounds unfair and the truth is, it is. Some good stories are blocked by injustice. There are […]

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Confessions and Realizations From A Blogging Slacker

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I have been a blogging slacker. I have all sorts of excuses. Two cross country moves in less than 12 months. New homes {plural}. New jobs {plural} New friends {plural}. New everythings {routines, habits, plans, all that and more}. Real life seemed to demand all of me and life on the internet became seemingly less important. But […]

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Arguing With A Dark Shadow

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Insecurity. It crept back in. Slowly infiltrating my thoughts and stealing my joy. “You are an outsider,”  it screams. “You are unloved, inconsequentional, and uninvited,” it adds. “If you don’t keep fighting, keep performing, keep overextending yourself, people will forget you,” it confirms my deepest fears. I wrestle with the voices. Argue with this dark shadow […]

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Pondering Grace

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Today I’m blogging over at a newish channel of Deeper Story, A Deeper Church. Deeper Church is a gathering of friends, old and new, who love wrestling, engaging, and exploring stories to find common truths. Lately I have been pondering grace. And truth. But mostly grace. I wonder if I truly appreciate it. Click here to […]

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Fighting The Funk

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I love being back in Nashville I do. I love my job. I love my house. I love living someplace where fall means college football, crisp mornings, and foliage, glorious foliage. But I’d be lying if I said that everyday is sunshine and smiley faces. Truth be told, this weekend I’ve fought the funk. You […]

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Get Your Own Stylist For $20

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Yes. This post might seem a little off brand. Yes. I still have a heart for justice. Yes. I still work for a NGO. But no, that doesn’t mean I don’t like to indulge every once in awhile and what I’m about to share with you is the best indulgence I have found in a […]

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Catalyst Day Two

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Jon Acuff How do you not get lost in the process? How do you not confuse MAKING with achieving? 1. Remember who you are. You are not the things you MAKE. Your identity is not tied to what you do for a living. Fame is the most dangerous drug in Christianity today. Remember the Creator […]

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Catalyst Day One – Session Three

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The Quotable Bryan Stevenson We work with the broken, because we too are broken. We are not defined by the worst thing we have ever done. Brokenness can be healed by GRACE, brokenness can be mended by MERCY. The biggest problem we have is the profound absence of hope. The opposite of poverty is not […]