Pancakes, smoking, and walking it out.
I once had a friend in college. I considered her a mentor. She would hang out with us college...
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Tag: friends
I’m not afraid anymore. (To doubt. To speak. To love.)
Guess what? I’m one of those Christians who grew up in a Christian home. (I don’t think I said the word Christian enough. …Christian.) Why am I a Christian? Well, because I grew up that way. …Right?...
Read MoreThe tiny tiny fish, or, Surviving vs. thriving, or, I miss you.
Thrive. The word comes from the Norse verb thrífa: “To grasp, to get ahold of.” In Middle English it used to mean “To grow, to increase.” Survive. It comes from the Latin superviviere meaning “to...
Read MoreA pleasant surprise
This morning, I woke up feeling tired and stressed. I’ve been taking a membership class at my church, so I haven’t gotten to go to main service. Even though we shouldn’t have to rely on Sunday mornings to...
Read MoreEvery Creature
This weekend was one of the most fulfilling of the whole year. And given that our lives are written like poetry, and standard English sentences are not an accurate language to express the soul, I wrote a poem about it. May you...
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Fyodor Dostoevsky has a story for you. It’s from Grushenka. It’s about An Onion, or a hidden treasure
Now that I’m done being in college and all, I’ve been able to pick up Brothers...
Read MoreNavigating through suffering
All my longings lie open before you, Lord; my sighing is not hidden from you. My heart pounds, my strength fails me; even the light has gone from my eyes. My friends and companions avoid me because of my wounds; ...
Read More3 things I learned from moving
I spent this whole weekend doing nothing but moving. Friday night, my dad and I loaded up some cars of my brother’s stuff to bring on Saturday when we helped him and his wife move into their exquisite, colorful newlywed...
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15 things I learned at Faithwalkers
So this week I went to Iowa and Nebraska and Fort Collins. And at this particular moment I am at...
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Chick-fil-A, Homosexuality, and Designer Religion (Part II)
Part II: Homosexuality As this story has been developing, I’ve found some encouraging reactions...
Read MoreDear Wormwood
(This post was written with all due respect to C.S. Lewis, one of my favorite authors, imitating the style of his book, The Screwtape Letters, in which a demon named Screwtape coaches his nephew, Wormwood, on how to effectively...
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Hey, it’s Meg.
My favorite hobby is making people look at the world through different shoes. I blog about community, relationality, and Christianity.