Gushee, Schaeffer and Wiley helping me see and notice

What is my plan to gain a more robust analysis of how ARC has effected me? To continue to LEARN and to SEE and UNSEE. To learn more about what ARC is and how it has woven itself into the fabric of Christianity and America. By learning to see it more clearly I can notice… Continue reading Gushee, Schaeffer and Wiley helping me see and notice

“We’ll Leave the Light On For You”

“We’ll always leave the light on for you” my dad said to me before I pulled out of the driveway starting my journey back to college. His words stayed with me. These were some of the warmest words he had ever said to me. Like a vote of stabilizing confidence blessing me into the wider… Continue reading “We’ll Leave the Light On For You”

Physical:Social:Spiritual – Practices That Ease the Tension and Bring Me Peace

What have I found helpful to keep me centered? Staying centered for me is greatly helped by a trifecta of things that combat the anxiety of caring. The tension that can sometimes creep up on me when I want to see changes sooner than they want to come. When people or situations aren’t changing soon… Continue reading Physical:Social:Spiritual – Practices That Ease the Tension and Bring Me Peace

Peace versus Truth

The role play we were asked to perform in our first module struck a deep chord with me as it played on some of the ideas I’ve been rehearsing in my head for a while now. How do you square your activist instincts with reconciling ones? One tends to be more aggressive and focused on… Continue reading Peace versus Truth