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Something’s Rising from These Ashes
- May 14, 2020
- by
- Lori Travers
May 10, 2020.
Did you see it? THIS year. 2020. The nightmare year we’re all hoping to awaken from.
There was something incredibly sweet and tender and uplifting about Mother’s Day this year. I scrolled through posts just about midnight after having a deeply fulfilling day with my kids and their kids and their spouses’ staggered visits throughout the day. Each touching “mama” photo was labeled with words that spoke of gratitude for the “best Mother’s Day ever”, with sentiments of love...
Graduation Advice from an Elder Millennial
- May 13, 2020
- by
- Heather Moore
I graduated college in 2005. That means by the time I was a senior I had already experienced the Columbine school shooting as a high schooler, 9/11 as a freshman in college, and one of my brothers was killed right before my 22nd birthday while serving in Iraq. I limped out of college into my first job, after three years of which I felt called into grad school and campus ministry. So I started a new job working for the...
Keeping Things Stupid Simple
- May 13, 2020
- by
- Ned Erickson
The best advice I ever received about communicating was the acronym K.I.S.S. (Keep It Simple, Stupid!). I don’t always take this advice – which is not the advice’s fault but my own. Most preachers I know don’t either.
Something happens when you get behind a mic: either you freeze or you open up the fire hose and can’t shut it off. Most folks I know speak too long (including me). When was the last time you heard a sermon and said,...
Plan Making and Breaking
- May 08, 2020
- by
- Jessica Fields
“Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand.” – Proverbs 19:21
If there were a verse that could sum up 2020, perhaps this would be it. What a year of a ruined and discarded plans it has been, and we’re barely into May!
But it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand.
Does the second half of that verse bring you hope?
For me, it depends on the day. And it depends on the plan.
For...
When Mother’s Day Belongs to Someone Else
- May 08, 2020
- by
- Naomi Woo
Thoughts on grief, step-momming, and Mother’s Day
What comes to your mind when you hear the word, “mother”? I would guess that, like me, an image of a person comes to mind—your mother, the woman who gave birth to you, the woman who told you “no” when you got too close to the steaming iron, the woman who helped you pick out your wedding dress. For most, this woman is the same person. But what about those who fulfill...
Bite Size Theology Update
- May 05, 2020
- by
- Sage Blalock
Happy Cinco de Mayo! Honestly, I can’t believe it’s taken this long to get to a holiday that people actually care about with one of these posts! We have one major announcement today, so we’ll give out our all-important links and move on to that shortly. Without further ado, here’s what the Bite Size Theology Podcast is up to in the coming weeks.
First off, check out our YouTube page here. Next, check out our website at https://www.bitesizetheology.com/ ! If you...