Posts Tagged with: Saying Yes to God

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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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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a very good place to start

By Posted in - favorites & general & Uncategorized on September 2nd, 2018 2 Comments

Before I repost some of my other favorite pieces, it makes sense to first retell the story of how this journey as The Jesus Gypsy began. It is, quite frankly, my very favorite story to …

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once upon a time

By Posted in - general & random & scripture & Uncategorized & writing on August 25th, 2018 11 Comments

HOWDY STRANGER!!!  Hope you are well. I was thinking about you this morning and deeply missing the good ol’ days when I got to use my words for CREATING and CONNECTING instead of GRADING and …

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that time I was accidentally creepy

By Posted in - books & general & Uncategorized & writing on August 18th, 2014 15 Comments

I once used salsa to try to bribe a girl into being my friend.

No, this wasn’t some 4th grade will you sit with me at the lunch table kind of thing.  But it was a I …

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