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Aspire to Inspire: #NoPlasticsforLent

The Word “In their hearts, humans plan their course, but the Lord establishes their steps.” -Proverbs 16:9- Seasons and Seasons Lent is a season in which many strive for reflection, to make new experiences and achieve rest. It’s also a...

A slam poem: #NoPlasticsforLent

God of Justice As I mulled over how to respond to the topic of climate and racial justice, I knew that if I merely wrote out a response it would become a piece of academic prose with facts. But in...

A Modern Gethsemane: #NoPlasticsforLent

Expanding Lament A great practice for expanding language is to read the definition of a word that you already understand. I’ve heard the word lament plenty of times—I was an English major who loved Gothic novels—but I had never actually...

Ashes to Ashes, Earth to Earth : #NoPlasticsforLent

My Story When I was growing up on a small 3 acre farm in Tacoma, Washington with my two parents and three siblings, I HATED going outside and doing yard work. It was the last thing I wanted to do....

‘Tis the Season: #NoPlasticsforLent

The Season I didn’t fully appreciate (or understand) liturgical seasons growing up. As a kid, Lent was a baffling time of year that somehow started with a fun pancake party on Shrove Tuesday and took a seriously somber turn PRETTY...

ELCA YA Discernment: Lost, Leaning in, and Letting Go

Lost Senior year in college, two weeks until the end of the first semester. You’re supposed to have everything figured out (so I thought). Thanksgiving break was quickly approaching, and I was dreading the moment I would be bombarded with...