It sounds good to say “forgive yourself” but maybe it’s better to say, “Beloved, you’re okay. You don’t have to forgive anything. Just surrender that thing to the One who can actually cancel that debt. Then just keep living.”
Forgive myself or nah?
Dealing with my homegirl, Resistance.
Resistance, for me, feels like a wall in my brain. It feels like an impasse. I physically feel the tension and pressure in my brows and neck. I also feel my thighs tighten and a weird sensation in my stomach.
Three tips for maintaining your motivation in the 2-0-2-0
We want 2020 to show us something else. We want to arrive into this new decade with something else on our mind. I’m here for it. But...
Advent: Week 4, Day 3 – I want to see the Angels
Too many of us, I think, have lost our child-like sense of wonder. We don’t be believe in magic or miracles unless it was created on a CGI screen and chronicles the story of a Jedi.
Advent: Week 2, Day 5 – Notice the Sun
I know Advent is supposed to be about anticipating his coming. We are supposed to be rejoicing at the baby savior and singing good tidings. But I also think we must accept that the joy of Christmas lives side by side with the pain of the cross.
Advent: Week, 1, Day 5 – Which Jesus? Which me?
When I think about how my life and story has changed simply because of the people I’ve encountered and the relationships that have been born from those encounters, I’m astonished...
Advent: Week, 1, Day 3 – A Hot Mess Gospel
Life is so incredibly messy. For some of us, our daily lives are seemingly marred by sorrow, grief, and pain. And I imagine this was true even for Mary and Joseph as first century, Palestinian Jews...
