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Letters in the sand…

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“The only words Jesus wrote were in the sand.” (Glennon Doyle) Note: Just to be clear here, I often use words like “we” and “us” simply because I’m so often referring to myself or a not-so-long-ago version of myself. Obviously there’s overlap, but my goal here is to be honest and transparent as I/we journey into this thing we call life.  I’m sure we’ve all heard this in one way or another, that Jesus never wrote a book or organized some 7-step strategic plan for success…but I think as I heard these words today on a podcast they just sank a bit deeper this time.  “The only words Jesus ever wrote were in the sand.” And yet thousands upon thousands upon thousands of words AND books have been written about the words that someone else wrote about what Jesus said and did.  Huh… Even when we talk about “eye witness accounts”…these were not written down like we are able to today. They didn’t just pull out their iPhones and start recording videos of Jesus or even typing out his wor
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Conversion Therapy Illegal in Canada :-)

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Photo used with permission via pro membership with @nakedpastor.com TLDR...  When we invite people to a table for a feast but aren't willing to let them participate in a foot washing ceremony, we have completely and entirely missed the point of the gospel. It's difficult to know where to begin with this one...so let me simply say that it was a long road for me to both acknowledge my biases surrounding my beliefs about LGBTQ+ brothers and sisters, but even more to acknowledge that it took decades for me to even "want" to believe something different than what I was told to believe from childhood. Eventually my heart would "want" to believe that LGBTQ+ persons could, and should, be able to truly belong within the church, but even at that point it would take years before I was able to fully embrace an inclusive AND affirming position of acceptance and celebration. The fact that supporting the "pray the gay away" mentality was such an easy thing for me
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What Am I For?

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What am I for?  What are we for? And why does it matter? This question recently came from a book of the same title when a past co-worker challenged our team to read it and ask the question of both ourselves and our organization.  Asking the question and seeking to determine answers was more complicated than I expected, but it began a pursuit in me of seeking joy that has shaped the past couple years of my life specifically.   I need to confess that although my life was full of adventurous opportunities through my work and the opportunity to explore the outdoors in my free time, I can't say that I was as content deep within myself as I may have projected.  And probably the most confusing part was that I was a follower of Jesus and one of the foundational aspects of being a "Christian" was that our "God shaped hole in our heart is full."  Now, I'm not suggesting that I wasn't joyful or that I was miserable all the time, heck no!  But I was beginning to not
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