This Pentecost could be a reminder to white Christians that it took a supernatural act to include us - we who are the “ends of the earth” to a first century Jew - in the family of God.
We are not the main characters of this story, and it is to our shame that we act like it.
Fighting for justice is an integral part of incarnational apologetics. People won’t believe you care about their eternal state when you disregard their present conditions.
Me (almost 23 years into a happy, loving marriage):
Two of my kids who are not in relationships currently: “Dad, here’s what you need to know to have a successful relationship.”
Also me:
thinking about the time that my pt asked me if I was thirteen (I was eighteen) and then told me that my legs were made for someone six inches taller than me. don’t text.
Was listening to a sermon recently that referenced Moses interceding for the Israelites & as it does, my mind began to wander, thinking of times in Scripture when a human being intercedes or advocates for someone else: A Thread
Some ideas to grow in prayer in 2020:
1) befriend silence
2) normalize boredom
3) embrace the truth that prayer is not something we master, but an act that forms us.
4) pray the words of others who have gone before us.
5) trust that God is always waiting for you with open arms.
fast fashion is bad for others, yourself, the environment, and more! do your own research about where your clothes come from! shop sustainably! shop secondhand! shop slow! be empathetic!
So proud of Dr. Barbara Pemberton and these 60 women of the Pruet Sisterhood that she works with! Also a shoutout to DTS grad/BCM staffer Anna Rosenthal, who brought the message, and the women returning from semesters abroad in misssions, who shared as well.
having pierced ears is just accepting that occasionally you will have to re-pierce your own ear with the dull end of the earring you want to wear that day & I think that’s beautiful