A MINISTRY IS BORN

By Posted in - community & courage & general & ministry & purpose & Uncategorized on July 30th, 2021 0 Comments

I’m officially a ministry-mama and a TEEEEENSY bit excited about it. Also I am clueless, so there’s that. 🤣🙃😂

Can I just tell you that this whole thing IS A SURPRISE TO ME TOO, Y’ALL?! I never …

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I’M EXPECTING!

By Posted in - courage & general & humor & ministry & purpose & Uncategorized on July 22nd, 2021 0 Comments

(A MINISTRY BABY, THAT IS.)

As many of you know (especially if you follow me on Instagram,) I have been hard at work launching a new ministry. I am equal parts terrified and giddy about it, …

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ABOUT THE DRINKING

By Posted in - courage & encouragement & general & ministry & purpose & scripture & talks & Uncategorized on June 27th, 2021 2 Comments

Don’t shoot the messenger, y’all. This is a tough teaching. But chances are, you either have struggled with this, are wrestling with it a bit now, or know someone who has/is.

I am in Ephesians 5:18 …

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AWAKE O SLEEPER

By Posted in - encouragement & general & ministry & music & poetry & purpose & random & scripture & talks & Uncategorized & writing on June 20th, 2021 0 Comments

I wrote a song I love about a verse I love.

In Ephesians 5:14, Paul quotes the prophet Isaiah saying, “Awake, sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.” And here’s the …

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LIVE AS LIGHT

By Posted in - encouragement & humor & ministry & purpose & random & scripture & talks & Uncategorized on June 13th, 2021 2 Comments

I, a poet, will now attempt to explain theology through science. (What could possibly go wrong?)

http://thejesusgypsy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Ephesians-full-moon.mp4

I hope the imagery makes sense and would love to hear your thoughts on the topic. Whaddaya think? Was …

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Pursue Your Purpose

By Posted in - encouragement & general & ministry & purpose & scripture & talks & Uncategorized on June 6th, 2021 0 Comments

Scripture tells us that we are purposed for God’s glory, and Ephesians 5 specifically tells us that we are purposed to walk in love, live as light, and love in unity. But how in the …

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Walk in Love

By Posted in - encouragement & ministry & purpose & scripture & talks & Uncategorized on May 27th, 2021 0 Comments

How do we walk in love? Ephesians 5 poses this question while simultaneously giving us the answer:

We walk in love by imitating love itself; by imitating God.

If that feels overwhelming and impossible, I get it. …

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Crazy Talk from a Hippie Poet

By Posted in - encouragement & general & ministry & purpose & random & scripture & talks on May 23rd, 2021 3 Comments

I recently taught on Ephesians 5 and how we are to walk in love, live as light, and love in unity. If that all sounds like hippie-poet talk, that is understandable because:

I actually am a …

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on finish lines and next steps

By Posted in - courage & general & ministry & purpose on May 17th, 2021 3 Comments

Holy guacamole. I graduated from Seminary, y’all. And let me tell you something: It ain’t for sissies. It is one of the hardest things I’ve ever done and also one of most enriching experiences I …

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The Paradox of Purpose

By Posted in - community & courage & encouragement & general & gifts & ministry & purpose & scripture on May 3rd, 2021 3 Comments

 

We are all searching for significance and yearning for purpose.
We are told to find ourselves, live our truth & follow our arrow.

But what if it’s not about us?
What if there’s more?
What if there’s God?

What …

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