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I Moped, I Got Mad, I Prayed and God Answered
by Claire De Boer“When I take the focus off myself and sow into the lives of not just the people I love, but also complete strangers, I begin to live a bigger life.” My summer was okay. Not great—but...
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How Then Shall We Drink This?
by sheloves“They had come limping, wheeled, carried, ambling, knock-kneed and slow going, with ample head gear and protective padding, drooling, smiling, deadpan, screaming and yet routinely with ears...
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The Multiplication of the Peanut Butter, Gingerbread Houses and KD
by Daniela Schwartz“I have to remind myself: I can’t do everything, but I can do something.” By Daniela Schwartz Twitter: @danielatweets I grew up poor. I knew what hungry felt like—lonely and...
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The Place that Shapes Me
by Sarah Bessey“It’s not always sexy to stay put, is it? In most of my church tradition, no one ever mentioned the holy work of staying.” We made several significant moves when I was a kid, back in the...
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The Ministry of Women
by sheloves“These women showed me what the face of God looks like. “ By Jennifer Istvan | Twitter: @underbigbluesky I left church ten years ago. I know this because my youngest daughter was a newborn...
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Together We Stand
by Stefanie ThomasOne of the highlights of my time in graduate school was learning about and participating in Therapeutic Enactment. In the safety of a group setting, Therapeutic Enactment offers...
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Stepping Up However Shaky or Unsteady
by Angela DoellThere was a time, not that long ago, when I was unable to stand. Quite literally, as I was confined to a horizontal life in bed for a time with health issues. Others stood for me through...
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They Were Meant to Be Brothers
by shelovesBy Stephanie Sauer There is an old Jewish proverb that says that God couldn’t be everywhere so he created mothers. While I believe God is everywhere, as parents, we are certainly God’s hands...
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Breaking Blood: My Period and Other Misc. Joys of Being a Woman.
by Tina Francis I got my first period in 10th grade. I was a fragile teenager with a faint mustache and widening hips. I had a fresh harvest of body hair and trembling water-balloons for a bosom. I was...
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Confessions of a Ball Hog
by Megan GahanUPDATE: 221 girls in Gulu have now been sponsored! Only 29 more to go. Thank you so much for rallying with us! “I was forced to be blatantly honest with my SheLoves family about All. The....
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ShePonders: Life in the Margins
by Kelley Nikondeha“God looks to the margins, where the vulnerable ones live. They are ever in God’s sightline. Sojourner, orphan, widow, Batwa woman, man or child … they belong to God’s world and live...
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Truth from the Margins
by Kathy Escobar“The margins are speaking all over the place—in our neighborhoods, our cities, the world—calling us to respond.” One definition of “margin” is “on the border or edge.” To me, the...
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A Generous Life—Marginally Speaking
by Bev Murrill“God really cares about people living in systemic poverty. He goes out of His way to make sure their needs are met, and He constantly challenges His people to be the vehicles He uses to...
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A Spiritual Survival Guide for the Suburbs
by Danielle StricklandI’ve made a life choosing to posture myself with people in the margins. I did this to model the life Jesus lived. Completely on purpose, Jesus hung out with people who were not of...
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Advent Acts of Kindness
by shelovesBy Julie Fisk | Twitter: @ruthexperience “It’s hard to notice the clanging of commercialism when you are searching high and low for the next person to help.” It happened just this past week...
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Good News For Girls: Youth + Knitting + Lipdub
by Erin WilsonKeep paddling, friends. It’s so worth it! Young? No worries, you’ve got this. Tons of developers at this year’s Disrupt SF Hackathon in San Francisco. Including an app developer named...
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Don’t Tell Me I’m a Good Person
by Daniela SchwartzIt wasn’t easy for me growing up. My best Christmas ever was very close to being my most crushing. It was the year I desperately wanted an E.T. doll. I wanted that doll so bad, I...
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The Gift of Dignity
by sheloves Share on Facebook Retweet this By Sarah Quezada | @SarahQuezada I sat on their bed, the one shared by mother and her pre-teen son. It was the primary seating in the one-room apartment....
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Good News for Girls: Underwater Acrobatics + Power Tools + Johnny Cash
by Erin Wilson Share on Facebook Retweet this A whole new year stretches out in front of you; how will you express yourself this year? Will you write a letter of apology to your body? Will you...
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Stop The Silence, Start The Healing Initiative
by Amy Rasmussen Buckley Share on Facebook Retweet this Conversations tend to stop when this matter arises. People often fidget, or they change the subject. It’s really no wonder because we aren’t...
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