Reclaimed Perspective: On “Feeling” Obedient
Jesus replied, “Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them, and we will come to them and […]
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Reclaimed Perspective: Messy, Broken Faith
As a teenager, I pictured my faith like a china doll on a shelf. I had a pretty spirituality, something to both enjoy and show off. It was helpful and brought me feelings of peace. I was proud of my faith, and perfecting it (which seemed like an attainable goal at the time) was my aim.
God-thoughts Mommyhood Reclaimed Perspective
Reclaimed Perspective: Running Away From Conflict
“Don’t pull away! You’ll rip it! You have to come towards the problem to fix it.” My four year old
Reclaimed Perspective: Is Yours a Cheap, Imitation Faith, or One That Costs EVERYTHING?
In our hearts, we want the genuinely strong stuff that can withstand all the weathering and battering that life dishes out. We marvel at the tin and oak and glass of our grandparent’s generation. “Things just aren’t made the way they used to be,” we say. But when it comes to daily reality, we settle for furniture that looks strong enough to have survived years of cuts and scratches, but is just glued together with pressed wood and thin nails.
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Reclaimed Perspective: When the Ground Isn’t Safe to Walk On
Lately a lot of things I trusted in have gotten shaky. The entrepreneurial venture my husband embarked on ended after 2 1/2 years with disappointment, injustice, and a net loss of money. The small church I have poured myself into over the past seven years has shrunk even more over the last few months. And conflicts out of my control have attacked my peace during nights of little sleep.
Reclaimed Perspective: When You Can’t See Jesus
Wiggling, squirming, “falling” out of their chairs… giggling, snorting, popcorn missing their mouths and hitting the floor. Eighteen middle school
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Reclaimed Perspective: When Saying “Yes” to God Gets Hard
My husband and I always said that “someday” we wanted to foster or adopt. When we were challenged by a
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Reclaimed Perspective: The [Complicated?] Good News
We make Church and Christianity and following Jesus so complicated. But it’s pretty simple, really. The Good News Both elevates
Reclaimed Perspective: The Unwanted Ones
Twenty of us were sitting in the living room on a mish-mash of recliners, couches, and chairs pulled in from
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Reclaimed Perspective: Gifts That Aren’t For You to Keep
If you have talent healing words money a home leadership skills time creativity energy wisdom food freedom… Please do not
Reclaimed Perspective: When Good Things Get In the Way
I used to pity the woman with the issue of blood. Twelve years of unresolved pain, draining her energy and health
Reclaimed Perspective: Finding Joy on the Gray Days
Whether the weather is getting to you or whether the “clouds” overhead look more like grief or anxiety, we all