This will be your millionth article to read about the Pope and his recent remarks. My husband said to me today, “Even the sports radio guys were talking about the Pope today!” and then he added, “I actually think the guy that was talking about him was a Jewish Atheist!” Along those same lines, in
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Generation X,Y,Z…Baby Boomers, Millennials…Where do you fall?
I’ve been wondering…where do I fit in? Here’s the breakdown: 1927-1945 Silent Generation or Traditionalists 1946-1964 Baby Boomers 1965-1983 Generation X or Busters 1984-2002 – Gen Y or the Millennials 2003-Current Gen Z or the Digital Generation I am in Generation X. I also have three kids who are Millennials. We are all wondering where
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Can we talk about this?
I was sharing my heart with a friend the other day. I was explaining that I want Great Big Yes to be a place where people can be authentic and feel less alone. Whether it’s through the blog or Holy Yoga, I want to create space to share the gospel of grace and Jesus’ radical
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Usher or Bouncer?
I read somewhere on the internet (I just cringed as I wrote that – I really can’t remember where I read it – sad but true – so much good stuff and I’m always reading!) a great question. Here it is. Are you an Usher or a Bouncer? I love this. Especially as it applies to
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Are you a Ragamuffin?
I just read The Ragamuffin Gospel by Brennan Manning. OMG. LOVE this book! All of the pages are marked up and underlined and starred. I write things like “YES!” in the margins with lots of “!!!!!” This book is about Grace. This book cracks open the shells that we have built around ourselves through our perfectionism
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It’s Good To Be Friends
I picked up my son from Religious Education class (that sounds really formal but here are the other choices…CCD, YC, Sunday school (but not on a Sunday), RE, Catechism…you get the point…no one knows what we are even talking about anymore!) He gets in the car and hands me this: The question is “What
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Sufficient Grace
God’s grace is sufficient. In 2 Corinthians 12:9 it says: But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. As of today…I believe it. No more
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Born Again on My Birthday?
I just spent a week in Arizona at a Holy Yoga Instructor Training Retreat. Since I’ve been home, I’ve been waving my arms around a lot saying, “Praise Jesus!” and meaning it. I had things I planned to do today but I didn’t do any of them. I read some of my Bible, I prayed, I
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Freedom, Sunshine and Open Hearts
This is how I feel today. That’s Jesus breaking out of the tomb. I love how he’s running. He’s free. We are free too. That’s the miracle of Easter. I hope you had a good Easter and I hope you feel God’s amazing power and grace. Today is a new day. Just like Jesus, I