Deep Imprints

FEBRUARY 13, 2012

It can be very confusing being a woman who yearns to use her whole person to serve God. I’m not ready to review this book yet, but its import is too great to not start a conversation. I’ve been reading this book since Saturday night, and I have to tell you – it is stretching. I have a growing pain in my heart as I listen to women who are bound by tradition and others who have been disillusioned by tradition.

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Deep Imprints

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

Have you ever considered your own questions? Have you wondered if people really care about your answers? Today, two things hit my desk that I want to share. First, Ronna Detrick’s truth telling tip of the week. In this, Ronna points out that our ‘truth’, or the reality of where we are in life, is not just wrapped up in our answers.

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Deep Imprints

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

The tree on the left has been in Denny Park Seattle for generations. It remains a willing shade and oxygen producer not because it has spread it’s branches to encompass the park (it hasn’t) but because it has sent roots deep. When I first started this blog almost a year ago, I envisioned a place where we could learn together to leave deep imprints on the world.

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Deep Imprints

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

I wish that was the question. However, as I look at my life objectively, I realize that the real question is “what do I fear today?” In my younger years, my real fear was what people thought. In a weird way, this fear didn’t ‘rule’ my life – I still did whatever God asked me to, but the panic attacks I suffered after events were horrific.

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Deep Imprints

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

What is it about life – sometimes you go through day after day and nothing changes. There are a few tricks that will help you get focus. 1. Figure out what your focus is. What is your life about? If you looked at everything you do, what would it all boil down to? Are you all about being mom? All about being wife? What is your one focus? All about serving God?

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Deep Imprints

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

If you read the book The Resignation of Eve , you will be changed. I read it, and am troubled on many levels. First, personally. About 8 years ago, I found myself surrounded by women who were about 10 years older than me. The one thing many of these woman had in common, besides a call to ministry, was a deep anger at the system. They felt isolated and disrespected.

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Deep Imprints

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

What do you expect? This morning, Wes and I were discussing scripture. Does it ever seem odd to you that the Jewish people were avidly looking for the Messiah, but when he showed up, the religious leaders, those best equipped to identify him, called him a blasphemer? This brings to mind expectations. You see, the common folk expected the Messiah to free them from Roman rule.

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