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Book Review: Denial Is My Spiritual Practice (And Other Failures of Faith)

By On May 29, 2018 · 1 Comment

Each time I start at a new ministry, I set a plan in place that when I first arrive in my office, I will close my door, open my Bible, read a passage, and then pray for fifteen minutes, followed by journaling. My mentor in the ordination process told me she did […]

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Tuesday Top Ten: Ten New Things In My Life

By On April 25, 2017 · 1 Comment

Haven’t done one of these for a while, but a lot has happened in my life that I have not caught up my readers on!

I have been called to be the pastor of Queen Anne Baptist Church in Seattle starting June 1st! I am excited for this new ministry opportunity. Above call means that […]

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Healing and Hope: Carol Howard Merritt’s Healing Spiritual Wounds

By On February 14, 2017 · 1 Comment

Healing and Hope: Carol Howard Merritt’s Healing Spiritual Wounds: Reconnecting with a Loving God After Experiencing a Hurtful Church

(I wrote this review for The Young Clergywomen’s Project)

Unlike Carol Howard Merritt, I grew up in a small, progressive American Baptist congregation. I felt that in my church life, I grew […]

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#AdventFail

By On December 24, 2016 · Leave a Comment

I failed at Advent this year.

We forgot about the Advent calendar, after making a big deal of it. Obviously AJ didn’t care—there are other ways to mark the season (watching Christmas movies almost every day—How the Grinch Stole Christmas has been the favorite this year). But I feel bad looking at […]

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Looking back on 2012

By On December 31, 2012 · 2 Comments

This has been a whirlwind year.

One year ago today, we were just starting to get the inkling that we might need to move, despite being homeowners for only seven months. We were having trouble getting the resources AJ needs for his autism. We were arguing with the school district about resources provided and with […]

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A Sacrifice of Thanksgiving

By On August 30, 2012 · 1 Comment

A Sacrifice of Thanksgiving

Hear, O my people, and I will speak, O Israel, I will testify against you. I am God, your God…
Do I eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats?
Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving, and pay your vows to the Most High.
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Adventures and Updates!

By On July 17, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Thank you to all of you who follow Rev-o-lution and continue to use the worship resources I have posted. If you have noticed, things have been a bit hectic this summer, resulting in some neglect to Rev-o-lution.org. I will be reformatting and updating the website next month to make it more user-friendly. Some of the […]

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Why I (a young adult) stayed in the church

By On March 14, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Every Wednesday or so I blog over at [D]mergent, where I am a co-editor. This week I blogged on why I stayed in the church, when there have been so many articles about young adults leaving the church. Check it out!

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New Year’s Resolutions

By On December 31, 2011 · Leave a Comment

As many of you may be reflecting back upon the last year and looking forward to the coming year, I offer you this excellent article to reflect upon: Top Five Regrets of the Dying. Think about what is really important to you, and where you may need […]

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Peeling back the layers to God

By On September 15, 2011 · 2 Comments

“Ogres are like onions, they have layers.” –Shrek

Last week I watched the Nightline special on PBS “Faith and Doubt at Ground Zero.” As the people interviewed shared their views on God and faith (all had lost loved ones on 9/11), I started to reflect back–not on where I was on 9/11 as I have […]

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