Tag: community
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The Free Time Quandary
I’m taking today to do whatever I want, and honestly I’m feeling a bit of a quandary. Recently, my quarantine family and I decided to have a spontaneous new experiences day. We went to a rib joint we’d passed every day for weeks but never actually eaten at, we walked in a new part of…
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Decisions are the Worst
Jennie Allen, one of my favorite authors/speakers, recently posted this on Instagram: Her main point was that we are all in an incredibly gray area of life where no good options exist. We’re making dozens of impossible decisions every day. The most common one is this: go out and potentially risk your (and others’) physical…
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FOFMO
I have a pretty serious case of FOFMO. What’s that? You’ve never heard of it? No, it’s not a typo. You’re thinking of its highly publicized cousin, FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out.) FOMO is an emotional state in which a person feels like they are either being left out of a fun thing or are…
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Practicing Sabbath
For the past few months, I’ve been practicing the spiritual discipline of Sabbath. I use the word “practice” on purpose – like in yoga, each Sabbath has become a chance to work toward something, to hone my skill. The skill I’m working toward is resting. I’m not very good at it. This may surprise some…
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To My Own People
I keep seeing posts on social media that read something like this: “I would rather offend my white friends than bury my black friends.” And I whole-heartedly agree. I would rather blast my white friends and family with witty zingers and angry tweets than bury a single one of my black friends – heck, even…
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Lord, Hear Our Prayer
Lord, hear our prayer. For days, I’ve been whispering those words over and over. When my white friend doesn’t listen before she speaks, Lord, hear our prayer. When my black friend is exhausted to the point of tears, Lord, hear our prayer. When my Asian friend is spit on and shoved, Lord, hear our prayer.…