The Exponent

Tagged: spirituality

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Belief / feminism / Gospel / women

The God of Hagar, Part 1

Part 2, Part 3 I love Hagar. The Old Testament is full of dramatic stories of difficult situations and Hagar is right in the middle of one. She was the enslaved woman that Sarai...

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Belief / Gospel / Journeys / women

Rebirth is a Process

I grew up in the desert. The February I was in second grade it rained. It rained four inches (a whole year’s worth of water) in one month. Plants greened and blossomed in this...

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Belief / Culture / feminism / Gender / women

Let Them Worship

It was pre-pandemic, back when Activity Days happened in-person. My dear friend is the other leader, and we loved having time to chat and be together. Sometimes I’d be wrangling my toddler. Sometimes there...

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Belief / Body / Journeys / women

Visio Divina at Allegheny Pilgrims

“spiritual practices help me feel connected to my body and create in me a sense of groundedness through my physical senses, while other kinds of spiritual practices, like journal writing or blessing, help me find my wings by focusing my intention in ways that are both creative and reflective. And so the key to spiritual practices is that we pay attention”

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Belief / Journeys

Practice, Teaching, Community

  Have you ever received excellent advice that rang true immediately and stayed with you for years?  In this post I share two examples of good advice I received, once 20 years ago and...