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Wanting What God Wants
“What God asks of us is a will which is no longer divided between Him and any creature. It is a will pliant in His hands which neither seeks nor rejects anything, which wants without reserve whatever He wants and … Continue reading
Posted in Reflect
Tagged acceptance, church, equality, faith, feminist, freedom, God, good news, language, LGBT, love, obedience, prayer, purpose, religion, self-doubt, self-love, self-worth, truth, unconditional, vocation
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What About Me?
If I want my life to be different – and I do – then I need to change the way I make decisions. That’s according to my most recent brainwave. The decisions we’re talking about here are those that concern … Continue reading
Posted in Reflect
Tagged abuse, belonging, blame, boundaries, change, clarity, co-dependency, decision, decision-making, distance, experience, family, father, forgiveness, fragile, freedom, fullness of life, God, healing, justice, love, mother, needs, obedience, parents, peace, self-denial, silence, strength, support, truth, unconditional, understanding
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On Being Unconventional IV
It has been the story of my life that the more I knew my own truth, the more I tried to live my truth faithfully, and the more open and trusting my relationship with God became – the less I … Continue reading
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Tagged anger, authority, belonging, calling, Christ, church, clarity, conditional, conventional, disappointment, discernment, disciple, discipleship, equality, experience, faith, fullness of life, God, good news, joy, love, openness, prayer, purpose, resurrection, self-worth, serve, service, trust, truth, unconditional, unconventional, vocation
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On Being Unconventional III
Let’s consider that, yes, I could go forward for selection to the priesthood. And if I tell the church that I accept its view on homosexuality, they’d be fine with that too. Thing is, I do not accept their position on … Continue reading
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Tagged calling, choice, church, Church of England, clarity, conditions, conventional, denial, discernment, exclusion, faith, fullness of life, Gene Robinson, God, heterosexism, homosexuality, hurt, hypocrisy, identity, inclusion, kingdom of God, love, priesthood, religion, same-sex, selection, serve, service, sexism, sexuality, trust, truth, unconditional, unconventional, vocation
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Read the Small Print
It can’t be made any clearer than it is today, but there are still plenty of Christians who just don’t get it, both about themselves and about others. And those who do claim this love as freely as it is offered are considered … Continue reading
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Tagged belonging, church, cross, Good Friday, home, Jesus, love, unconditional, unconventional, welcome
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