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Tither of Innovation

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Tither of Innovation · 1M ago

5 Pastors: on my return to the local church

So the news has been posted. The world has been informed. I’m moving to Nashville. But that’s not the biggest news. Perhaps to some, the even bigger, earth rattling, ground shaking, proportionately epic news would be that I am also returning to the local church. I want to publicly thank 5 pastors, w
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Tither of Innovation · 2M ago

just catching our breath…

Note: In honor of International Women’s Day, a repost. she seemed so very graceful to me and yet so very tired. i wasn’t the first to notice her, but it was the first time that i had noticed her. she stood tiny. she stood strong. she stood worn, yet calm. her chin up, pleasant disposition,
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Tither of Innovation · 2M ago

on fear…

“He who is brave is free.” Seneca i am afraid. i am afraid of so very much. i get nervous just thinking about driving in the mountains or meeting new people. i want to not show up when i’m invited to a party and i may not know the others attending. i am afraid of
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Tither of Innovation · 2M ago

uncharted…

As the plane took off, all I wanted was for the pilot to dim the lights so my tears could fall unnoticed. Staring at the city below, my chest tightened. I wasn’t sad to be leaving Nashville, I was sad because I knew I’d be leaving LA. As the slideshow in my mind began, I
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Tither of Innovation · 6M ago

An Open Letter to the Secretary of Christ:

I don’t feel rebellious. I don’t feel uneasy about the course I am on. I just don’t agree with who we’ve become. I don’t believe that the 10% we require is what He meant. I think we hang on to it out of our need for checks and balances. I don’t believe in loyalty to
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Tither of Innovation · 7M ago

a sunday school prayer…*(repost)

ever since i was a little girl in sunday school, there was a prayer i’ve prayed, a certain request i’d make, a deep hope i had developed, a desire that i couldn’t seem to let go of; “Dear Jesus, I pray that they would see me how you see me. I pray that they could
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Tither of Innovation · 7M ago

the lactose intolerant christian* (repost)

i use to like cereal and milk, but it gave me tummy aches. and then one night i had a piece of cheesecake after a lasagna dinner and the pain in my abs was so intense i wanted to die. i was diagnosed as lactose intolerant. after further study, i discovered that as you grow
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Tither of Innovation · 8M ago

i like you…

seems strange the way two strangers meet. seems to be destined due to root word origin. you and i weren’t any different. we were strangers and it was strange and we’ve yet to lose our peculiarity. i was willing to lay low, watch from afar, conduct an investigation and see how the scenario would play
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Tither of Innovation · 9M ago

Never Beyond: we all have a present

“we all have a past.” these words are offered to those that are repentant. “we all have a past, but we are accepted.” these words are afforded to those hesitant in trusting forgiveness. more and more people are sharing their stories these days, telling their dirty tales with redemptive endings.  mor
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Tither of Innovation · 9M ago

On Disappointment… A reflection.

i’ve never been very good at knowing when it’s a reasonable time to be disappointed, on account of patience and hope.  i have avoided the term disappointment with every bit of my paranoid self, for fear of appearing weak, or faithless, or less than what i may have been perceived as.  but i found mys
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