A faith foundation on doing good + feeling good will falter and fail. Ask me how I know. 💛 #faith #womenintheword

I came across a candle at Home Goods yesterday called “She Talks to Rainbows” and I now want to adopt this as some form of my name.

My worth was under attack and one of my inner circle people texted me these words: “Even when the whole world has told you you weren’t worth choosing. You know you are. God has whispered it to you many times. ‘You are worth it.’ Look for His whisper again. It will come.”⁣ 😭💛

Sisters, for your examination, encouragement & courage, do some research on Romans 16 where Paul sends greetings to both men & women who were laboring faithfully for the gospel. These sisters weren’t just packing the brothers’ lunchkits. They were fellow servants of Christ Jesus.

Flow not force. New writing and life mantra.

The volume of your voice does not change its value. 💛 instagram.com/p/CO0qFXIBFMw/…

Enter to win a copy of Sarah J. Robinson’s new book I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die over on my Instagram: instagram.com/p/CO3il5vhTCp/… #amreading #goodreads #christianbooks

Social media as a spiritual practice— what could this look like practically in terms of habits, rhythms, perspectives? #soulcare #christianliving

Caring for your mental health is resistance. Make your mind a priority.

Everyone of us who has felt pressured to use a physical excuse to get time off for a mental issue is very grateful this year for the precedents set by Simone Biles and Emma Raducanu and Naomi Osaka.

The same bible that tells us to "rejoice always" has a book called Lamentations. We don’t have to choose one from the other. Good, healthy Christian faith is non-dualistic, able to hold multiple tensions together.

May I believe my own wounds will have a place in me as I become new, just as Jesus bore the scars of his betrayal and death.

Lament is a sweet invitation in the most bitter seasons of life. On this first day of #lent, may you know that your human fragility, messiness, and brokenness is not despised but welcomed in. #lament #yourgriefiswelcomehere

Don’t let the words twist Your dust shines with Heaven’s kiss He calls you by name #haikuandsketchchallenge #AshWednesday

I can see problems But with my pen I can write Possibilities #haikuandsketchchallenge No. 23 #writerly #haiku #thepowerofwriting

If we think the gospel can only be faithfully proclaimed through the language of fear, judgment and intimidation, we have profoundly misunderstood the gospel of Jesus.

I create to find, to listen and uncover, to encounter Hope. #haiku no. 27 #haikuchallenge #writinglife #creativerecovery

cup your hands around your heart⁣ around your art⁣ around your words⁣ like you cup your hands around your warm coffee mug or ⁣ your favorite person's sweet face⁣ ⁣ —Kristin Vanderlip #healingwords #writinglife #artistsway

My biggest regret in 53 years of ministry is that I didn’t do my own personal exegesis sooner on the 4 passages used to restrict women. Shame on me. I wasted those 4 yrs of Greek in college & seminary. When I finally did my proper “due diligence”, laying aside 50 years of