I have decided that the only way to live is to embrace grief. For grief only exists where love lived first.
04019 – “Grief”
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02932 – Elevating & Empowering Women
When Jesus was taken to be executed on the cross, 11 of the 12 men abandoned him, but the women stayed. When Jesus’ body was buried, the women were the first ones at his grave. When Jesus rose from the dead, the men were hiding, so the women announced his...
02132 – Love? Then Listen!
The first duty of love is to listen.
01661 – Experience: Hardest Kind of Teacher
Experience is the hardest kind of teacher. It gives you the test first and the lesson afterward.
01616 – You Coming?
I reject the version of Jesus who would have told the rich young ruler, “you are blessed” instead of, “give everything to the poor and follow me.” Who would have pushed women to the fringes of the narrative, instead of empowering Mary to be the first preacher of...
01610 – Power vs. Authority
The Quaker writer Richard Foster was the first to alert me, I believe, to the important distinction between power and authority. Power is claimed; authority is earned. Power is based on being in charge and having the leverage to impose punishment on others who might...