Jesus
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Thoughts on Jesus
Maybe Jesus was the example of spirit and flesh as one for us and as we follow Jesus, we find that our spirit and flesh are one increasingly. Jesus is where earth and heaven meet, where flesh and spirit meet, where God and human meet. He can’t represent my biases, politics. He is on his Continue reading
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Perfect Jesus?
Was Jesus perfect in the sense that he never got angry, said the wrong things, never got sick or lost faith? OR was he perfect in that he relentlessly followed love, mercy, and justice? Because… Jesus got angry at his disciples and the pharisees. Jesus did not always respond in the perfect way. Jesus grew Continue reading
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Ordinary God
I was taught that God’s power would be found in miracles salvation answered prayers opened doors But that is not what God reveals to us Jesus did heal yet He spent His life working as a carpenter He slept He danced and He showed up in gentle ordinary ways He constantly told others that He Continue reading
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The Suffering
Written in 2021: Is there a line we cross a veil lifted for those who mourn like we suddenly live in a different world than others? For those who truly feel their pain Have they stepped into a place familiar to those who move on? Are we ever meant to “move on” to ignore the Continue reading
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Honest Thoughts about Religious Teachings
Some religious traditions I am questioining: If anything, church should not be a building, but a people, just as the Israelites were, meant to be a light among others. What if church is not a Sunday service, but a group of people who spend time in the world seeing the hurt, lonely, and poor? I Continue reading
About Me
An obsessive journaler who loves meeting others along their journey and giving them a hand to hold through pieces of writing. I write about the heartbreaks of life and the joys, the ups and downs, and I often learn my greatest lessons and miracles from nature.
Joyful Ruins 