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    The Wholeness of the Forgotten Ones

    Part of healing from fundamentalism is staring straight in the face the kinds of things I used to say to other people as an obnoxious evangelical. It’s… Read more “The Wholeness of the Forgotten Ones”

    February 8, 2020 by erinbecky123

    What Are We Seeking?

    When the pain of the world filters through my vision all at once, I easily focus on what I’m seeing rather than what I’m seeking. Without thinking… Read more “What Are We Seeking?”

    January 25, 2020 by erinbecky123

    Epiphany: The Showing of God in the Most Unlikely

    It’s not so far-fetched, you know. The Magi. Them being occultic astrologers, I mean. Jesus’ entire life is predicated on learning from and uplifting voices of the… Read more “Epiphany: The Showing of God in the Most Unlikely”

    January 6, 2020 by erinbecky123

    Christmas in the Lightness & the Darkness

    For much of my life, I was raised in a culture that venerated moving from darkness into the Light during Advent, culminating in celebrating the Light on… Read more “Christmas in the Lightness & the Darkness”

    December 25, 2019 by erinbecky123

    Permission for Holy Rest

    It’s odd that we so often need to hear permission for what we so desperately need. Rest is one such hellish need. Sometimes rest seems far too… Read more “Permission for Holy Rest”

    November 17, 2019 by erinbecky123

    Angels & Demons: Do We Still Need to Believe in the Supernatural?

    This past Sunday was the Feast of St. Michael and All Angels or Michaelmas (Michael’s Mass). In some countries in the northern hemisphere, it’s a Christian version… Read more “Angels & Demons: Do We Still Need to Believe in the Supernatural?”

    October 2, 2019 by erinbecky123

    When the Powers are Wrong

    This week’s pericope is one that has troubled Christians for millennia. Jesus utters horrifying words like “no one who puts his hand to the plow and looks… Read more “When the Powers are Wrong”

    June 30, 2019 by erinbecky123

    When Healing Make Life Complicated

    When I skimmed this week’s gospel reading from the lectionary, I rolled my eyes a little bit (my mother would be so pleased, quite possibly declaring I… Read more “When Healing Make Life Complicated”

    May 26, 2019 by erinbecky123

    A Mothering Jesus

    This week’s pericope was a long one — John 21:1-19. The disciples are fishing all night long, Jesus waits for them on the beach, there’s a miraculous… Read more “A Mothering Jesus”

    May 6, 2019 by erinbecky123

    Women of the Crucifixion: The Sound of God

    I’ve done it since I was young. Focus on the absence of God, I mean. Not that any one group has any precise, theological understanding of exactly… Read more “Women of the Crucifixion: The Sound of God”

    April 19, 2019 by erinbecky123

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