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"And may you know this..." #blessing #john10 #goodshepherd

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A Blessing (Inspired by Jesus’ words about the Good Shepherd in John 10 May you recognize the noise for what it is—the echo of every unkind nameyou were never meant to carry. May the sharp voices of fear and failurelose their grip on your attention,and may your soul grow tiredof mistaking them for…

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"Come with your laughter, your losses, your longings..." #welcome #church #community #christ #Jesus #Belonging

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The Fabric of Welcome At the edge of downtown,a door stays open—not because it must,but because God’s heart is never closed. We don’t ask who you voted for.We don’t mind how you say “pecan,”or if your Missouri sounds like Missoura.Come with your laughter,your losses,your longings. Here,belonging…

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"It wasn't the miracle that opened their eyes..." #poetry #Emmaus #luke24 #Jesus #resurrection #communion

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Hidden in Plain Sight It wasn’t the miraclethat opened their eyes.Not the scripture,not the long explanationunder the weight of afternoon. It was bread—still warm,split open between rough hands,passed across the tablelike a secretor a blessing. And maybe this is alwayshow it goes. Not the…

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“Friendship in particular should be a wonderful kind of togetherness where each of the friends encourages and liberates each other into the fullness of their own potential.” - John O’ Donohue

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"There is a Jesus older than this moment— unbothered by branding, uncontained by culture wars, and unafraid of your questions."

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What’s Left Behind You don’t have to burn it all down.Not the whole house.Not the hearth where your grandmother prayed.Not the whispered peaceyou once felt in the quiet. Even so: light the match,and let it fall.Let the false walls crack.Let the brittle scaffolding—the small god,the angry…

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We Should, Too So many of you read and shared the articles my son Jackson and I offered yesterday on Good Faith Media. Jackson’s was from his perspective, as a young person on the autism spectrum. Mine was about Jackson, our schools, and the people who quietly make it possible for children like…

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Listen, I know I may be a teensy bit biased on this one, but these words are so important. Working with these two authors to put these words in front of you has been one of my greatest joys in this role so far. I love them both so much and know you will too. goodfaithmedia.org/sacred-suppo...

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Autism Awareness Good Faith Media Articles When I first drafted this article a few weeks ago, I wasn’t sure if it would ever see the light of day. But those I shared it with encouraged me to keep going. The most important reader was my son, Jackson, who is on the autism spectrum. When he read it,…

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A new hymn text. Enjoy. #Grace #Love #Belonging #Jesus #Inclusion #Welcome #Hymn

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Grace the Music, Love the Song I've shared this hymn text with a few, but not with all of you yet. Today seems like a good day. Here is a text I completed around a month ago. It can be sung to the tune of Beach Spring (We are Travelere's on a Journey, etc) or Nettleton (Come Thou Fount of Every…

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“Our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with songs of joy. Then it was said among the nations, “The Lord has done great things for them.” The Lord has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy.” (Psalm 126: 2-3)

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Franklin Elementary School Carnival

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Take your child to work day included a business lunch and a business dessert with Pastor Norah. #takeyourchildtoworkday

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New weekly tradition: Burger night with my son, chef Luke. Tonight was the night. Great job. Tasty. And, over an hour later we are still navigating our home like the Hebrews in the desert, in a pillar of smoke by night.

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#imagodei #imageofGod

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Imago Dei The Imago Deiwas never a solo portraitbut a mosaic,a tapestry—shards of lightfrom every anglecatching the sunat just the right tilt. The neurodivergent childwho sees patterns in the wind.The elder whose handstell stories older than language.The daughter of diasporawho dances to the…

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The Stranger on the Road He walked beside themlike a question. Dust on his feet,grace in his voice,no halo—just the sound of someonewho understood sorrowand didn’t hurry past it. They talked of endingsand broken hopes,the kind that dienot with a bangbut with the quietsigh of disappointment. And he…

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The Overlooked Christ: Easter Afternoon Devotional (this completes the series) Day 47 (Easter Afternoon): Seeing the Risen Christ EverywhereScripture: Luke 24:13–35 – The Road to Emmaus “Were not our hearts burning within us while he was talking to us on the road…?” Devotional:By now, the lilies…

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Christ Still Meets Us: An Easter Hymn This one is not really done. In fact, you're getting the kitchen sink here. I have a couple of four stanza versions. This is, in the spirit of Taylor Swift, the 10 minute version on an Easter Hymn I've been working set to the tune of "Joyful, Joyfyl, We Adore…

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