Insanely, overwhelmingly gorgeous rustic urban home. (Thanks AA for the real estate porn).Love this big wooden ear and it's paper earring accessories (I know, it sounds weird, just look at the photos).
Left: one of the awesome fortune posters.
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An interview with the Reverend of the church I've been attending for the last 3 months, Rev. Pam Shepherd: "A lesbian in Christian ministry is just a head-snapper. A lot of my friends had to struggle with the thought that either the Christian faith tradition was not what they thought, or else their friend had just gone crazy. Or both. Walking with old friends on this journey has been a gift in both directions. So many people have been wounded by the church. Especially GLBT people and women. Traditional Christianity has been devastating in codifying bigotry and unjust relations. When I meet people who hate the church, I want to say I’m sorry for all the hatred nurtured in the name of God’s love, and then I want to ask them, 'So when did the church first break your heart?' Because there’s always a story…and ministry is about hearing that story and being able to say, with the authority of the church, 'That is not true about God, and not true about you.'"
"But you can’t get to any of these truths by sitting in a field smiling beatifically, avoiding your anger and damage and grief. Your anger and damage and grief are the way to the truth. We don’t have much truth to express unless we have gone into those rooms and closets and woods and abysses that we were told not go in to. When we have gone in and looked around for a long while, just breathing and finally taking it in – then we will be able to speak in our own voice and to stay in the present moment. And that moment is home." - Anne Lamott
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I have really enjoyed reading about your experiences in attending church. I'm a female youth minister in a liberal-leaning church in the south (not an easy thing to be!) and it is really interesting to read about your hesitations and hopes at the same time.
I love this so much: "Because there’s always a story…and ministry is about hearing that story and being able to say, with the authority of the church, 'That is not true about God, and not true about you.'"
Thanks for sharing.
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