#EvolutionofaHolyBadAss
New Year’s Eve portends a year of hopeful questions. Old Year’s Night is the last day of an answering year. In every case, the answer is the same. If it didn’t kill you, no matter what it was, you will never fear it again. Old Year’s Nights prepare for New Year’s Days by way of …
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“So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; look, new things have come into being!”2 Corinthians 5:17 NRSVUE Resilient. After many years filled with heartbreak and grief, 2025 tried to extinguish my flame. It intended to vanquish me. I enfolded myself more tightly into the arms of …
“The point is this: the one who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the one who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Each of you must give as you have made up your mind, not regretfully or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to provide you with every …
“esteem them very highly in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves.”1 Thessalonians 5:13 NRSVUE This is not the Christmas Eve I envisioned. I do not have all of my loved ones around me. I am missing those who should be here.Even so, I give thanks that things are as well as …
“The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he will have no lack of gain. She does him good and not harm all the days of her life.”Proverbs 31:11-12 NRSVUE Beloved, it wasn’t supposed to end like this (and yet it did). Nevertheless, I am here and you are gone. I haven’t spent a …
“God will bless you, if you don't give up when your faith is being tested. He will reward you with a glorious life, just as he rewards everyone who loves him.”James 1:12 CEV Steadfastness. Stubbornness. Desperation. Fierce Faith. I’ve got Jacob energy. I steadfastly REFUSE to let go, give up, to miss what God has …
“And Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has looked with favor on the lowly state of his servant. Surely from now on all generations will call me blessed,”Luke 1:46-48 NRSVUE I’m feeling lighter lately, like the warmth and light of God’s Love can finally …
“And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her by the Lord.”Luke 1:45 NRSVUE Immediately preceding Mary’s song, The Magnificat, I appreciate this blessing. Faith isn’t perfect, and so often lately I feel like my faith is like a flag left out too long in the …
“But to all who received him, who believed in his name, he gave power to become children of God,”John 1:12 NRSVUE When I think about parenting, and childhood, I think of immense love, providing a sense of feeling cherished, wanting nothing more than to create an environment where love is the anchor. I am a …
“Moses writes concerning the righteousness that comes from the law, that “the person who does these things will live by them.” But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart” (that is, the word of faith that we proclaim),”Romans 10:5, 8 NRSVUE The word is near, in …
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