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The Upside Down World ~ The Blog
- Mar 22, 2021
- 6 min
On Living and Warring
Years ago one of my sisters got lost for several days while hiking in the mountains. There was a massive search which culminated in her...
- Mar 17, 2021
- 3 min
A Bubble of Protection
Top o’ the morning to ya! As you may have heard, today’s St. Paddy’s day, so I figured I’d share a prayer that I’ve used for years when...
- Mar 11, 2021
- 5 min
Wanna Help Me Change the World?
Once upon a time, I wrote on this here blog so frequently that mere mortals had a hard time keeping up. Strangely enough, all that...
- Jul 26, 2020
- 6 min
Regarding the State of My Country
You kind of have to laugh to keep from crying. Sometimes my heart just breaks as I watch the lengths the powers of this world are willing...
- Mar 21, 2020
- 6 min
Finding Peace In a Time of Dread
I don’t know if you’ve ever had a freight train barrelling down on you and all you can do is wait for it to hit before. You’re waiting...
- Dec 9, 2019
- 5 min
Rules of Discernment, Rule 3: Diversity
Have you ever really thought about how wildly different in appearance human beings are? With the exception of dogs, animals of the same...
- Dec 3, 2019
- 5 min
Rules of Discernment, Rule 2: Boogeymen
As most of us are well aware, the church can be a treacherous place. Unfortunately, many Christians are ill-equipped to navigate it...
- Nov 26, 2019
- 3 min
Rules of Discernment, Rule 1: Authority
One of my persistent frustrations with my fellow Christians is a general lack of discernment and good judgment. As the bible makes amply...
- Dec 21, 2016
- 7 min
All People Are Real
I’ve mentioned a couple of times now that I have a dissociative disorder. A derealization disorder, in fact. Which means that when my...
- Dec 20, 2016
- 3 min
The Electoral College
One of my working assumptions about life is that only that which can be redeemed is allowed. So anything that happens carries...
- Dec 19, 2016
- 4 min
Let’s Be Real About What We’re Looking At Here
I didn’t mean to make this an all Trump Monday, but I suppose it’s appropriate given the electoral college vote this morning. Which I’ll...
- Dec 17, 2016
- 6 min
Santa, God and the Problem of Certain Belief
I once knew a family that didn’t do Santa Claus with their kids at Christmas. The reason they didn’t do Santa Claus was because they felt...
- Nov 24, 2016
- 1 min
A Thanksgiving Blessing
I said to my soul, be still, and wait without hope For hope would be hope for the wrong thing; wait without love For love would be love...
- Nov 22, 2016
- 4 min
Thanksgiving Family Survival Guide – 2016 Edition
Such a pretty picture. Now imagine that they all hate each other. An oldie but a goody! BTW, if you read these and know exactly what I’m...
- Jan 27, 2015
- 2 min
God’s Ways Have a Power All Their Own
God’s ways do not rely on the goodness of men (or women) to work. They have a power all their own. Thus, all through the Old Testament,...
- Jan 23, 2015
- 1 min
The Spirit In You Knows the Truth
That hopeful feeling you experience when someone tells you that God is better than you’ve been taught is the Holy Spirit moving. I know a...
- Sep 4, 2014
- 4 min
Dancing The Way
How many of you, at some point in your life, thought that there were two ways to do things; the right way and the wrong way? And that...
- Mar 27, 2014
- 4 min
The Hardest, Best Spiritual Practice I’ve Ever Tried
Learning how not to judge has been the most demanding, arduous and painful spiritual discipline I have ever undertaken. It’s also been...
- Sep 29, 2013
- 6 min
Warning: God Can Be Ruthless
Some years ago my husband was driving through our small town’s business district early in the morning and happened to observe a hawk...