Sometimes losing hope is a very appropriate next step.

Today we’re going to pray a prayer from Kate Bowler, a theologian who has had her share of suffering. Take your time with it, pausing often and being prayerful.

I thought about my journey with grief these last handful of years. - Denia Bradshaw

The scripture teaches that God pays attention to the smallest thing

There’s something about being desperate, facing our losses, recognizing our need that opens us up to truly relying on God.

To me, that lens of awareness empowers me to be the author of my life. - Denia Bradshaw

You have your heads in your Bibles constantly because you think you’ll find eternal life there.

If all scripture is inspired, what do we do with the strange parts, the violent parts, and the parts that seem to enshrine patriarchy and the misuse of power?

When we do struggle with acceptance - an approach of gentleness, kindness, and compassion is crucial. - Denia Bradshaw

Take some time today with this poem, pondering what it might mean to shine because that’s who we are, not for any other reason.

Sometimes we’re just minding our business when Jesus interrupts.

Love is hard work. We can only love others as much as we love ourselves. - Denia Bradshaw

The Apostle Paul primarily mentored two younger men on their road to ministry.

Sometimes we think it would be nice to have a clear set of rules to follow when it came to questions of discernment like this

Everything we experience can be seen as a weather system. It can also be seen as waves in a vast ocean, with God being our anchor. - Denia Bradshaw

When I exert my terrible will onto the universe and make demands on God, the only storms I experience are the ones in my head. - Billy Minshall

Jesus comes right out and states his priorities. They align completely with his mother’s priorities, which she no doubt taught him, perhaps in song, as he grew up

The notion healing vs. curing – it is not us versus them, which perpetuates othering but rather, it is us with each other, which inherently encourages relation. - Denia Bradshaw

It strikes to the core to think of someone who is so low in their self-esteem or circumstances in life that they would consider their existence to be like that of a dead or stray dog. - Kelley Barton

One of the things Arie Kim-El Arabi talked about in the sermon yesterday was the difference between healing and curing.