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Changing the story
Posted by: Melissa Bane Sevier on January 22, 2018
Contemplative Viewfinder
Faith is like looking through the viewfinder of a camera; it helps us see differently.
- Privilege doesn’t fit through the eye of the needle October 12, 2018As the baggage of our own privilege starts to be peeled away—through our own efforts, through deep interactions with people who are different from us, and through the help of spiritual intervention—we may become unburdened enough to enter into the city where God dwells and where all people are equal.Melissa Bane Sevier
- The magical nature of being human October 4, 2018When we dismiss the voices of the vulnerable--or of anyone--we refuse to see what the Psalmist knew.Melissa Bane Sevier
- Compassion (Or: It’s not summer camp) June 25, 2018A humanitarian crisis is not something we can defend with Bible verses. It's inexcusable and indefensible.Melissa Bane Sevier
- Wind and whisper May 14, 2018The spirit is both wild and gentle, sometimes both.Melissa Bane Sevier
- War of the worlds May 9, 2018How to embrace the world's goodness while avoiding its evil.Melissa Bane Sevier
- Connected April 23, 2018We're all connected. We decide what kind of impact we will make on the world around us.Melissa Bane Sevier
- You are known April 16, 2018My lectionary blog for the week: You are known, and that gives you security and significance.Melissa Bane Sevier
- What’s for supper? April 9, 2018Spirituality is connected to relationships and to the physicalMelissa Bane Sevier
- The opposite of faith April 2, 2018When we think we have everything figured out, God changes our minds and we grow.Melissa Bane Sevier
- To be continued March 26, 2018Mark's version of the resurrection is the most disturbing--and the most realistic.Melissa Bane Sevier
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