Valarie Englert

Pastor, lover of Spirit, eternal optimist, cookie/foodie

[carla lalli @lalli_carla]

I don’t know what everyone makes, but clearly Sohla should make more. To that end, this is one thing I can do.

[1stMethodistGarland @1stGarland]

First Reflections - Grace. It’s one of those churchy words we speak every Sunday, sing in hymns, lift up in prayer. As a kid, I had no idea what it meant. I gathered it was a good thing and had a lot to do with God, but beyond that I didn’t know. https://t.co/7MYqIQ2FAE

[Sojourners @Sojourners]

Real interior silence, not just the absence of noise, is a foundational spiritual discipline, writes Richard Rohr. So why are we so resistant to enter into it?https://t.co/H4OxVlvFQZ

[Valarie Englert @venglert62]

@mikeself87 I’m so sorry to hear this, Mike. Let’s talk.

[1stMethodistGarland @1stGarland]

First Reflections - https://t.co/4ZM97ThBNV

[Krista Tippett @kristatippett]

When loneliness comes stalking, go into the fields, consider
the orderliness of the world. Notice
something you have never noticed before,

like the tambourine sound of the snow-cricket
whose pale green body is no longer than your thumb...

(Mary Oliver)

[Krista Tippett @kristatippett]

Let grief be your sister, she will whether or no.
Rise up from the stump of sorrow, and be green also,
like the diligent leaves.

A lifetime isn't long enough for the beauty of this world
and the responsibilities of your life.

...

(Mary Oliver, from The Flare)

[Rethink Church @umrethinkchurch]

Love is the way, in life and at borders. https://t.co/CUBn5j3G2D

[Sleeping Giants @slpng_giants]

Can someone tell us which airline or private charter this was? https://t.co/pNIiLt8OVJ

[North Texas Conference of The UMC @umcNTC]

.@leannehadley: “The children are leading a revolution in our church!” #NTXAC18 @BishopMcKee

[North Texas Conference of The UMC @umcNTC]

.@leannehadley: “Spiritual transformation is possible — even a child can do it!” #NTXAC18 @BishopMcKee

[Valarie Englert @venglert62]

https://t.co/lagqw3ph5z

[Sojourners @Sojourners]

A week after #Charlottesville, here's some great advice for white folks looking to be allies to people of color. https://t.co/hYpwdGQexo

[Valarie Englert @venglert62]

The more excellent way: https://t.co/3aEV98sbam

[Valarie Englert @venglert62]

Taking up our cross: https://t.co/M9bqVZFYS1

[Valarie Englert @venglert62]

The sin of white supremacy: https://t.co/DnfsSEn4uN

[Rep. Don Beyer @RepDonBeyer]

The White House is explicitly refusing to condemn white supremacists on the record. https://t.co/TgL3NC5qo6