Justice can only exist when we stop building fences. When complacency and apathy and American self-preservation and arrogance take a back seat (or perhaps jump completely out of the car) to compassion, empathy, a true embodiment of the Golden Rule, and the permeating concept of us FOR them verses us OR them. When we decideContinue reading “l e n t :: day4_injustice”
Tag Archives: Faith
l e n t :: day1_gather
My birthday/Christmas present this year was a lens upgrade and I’ve been wanting to pick up my camera a bit more—not to join the leagues of professional photographers but to be able to capture memories of my family and natural beauty along the journey. I’ve also been meaning to write quite a bit more butContinue reading “l e n t :: day1_gather”
Risk | Broken chains, thin gold threads of grace, and unchippable paint
I am teaching a literature class this year for three home schooling families—a family I just met, a family I grew up with (and my mom had early hopes of me marrying into), and my family (my first cousin). We just finished four weeks on Fahrenheit 451 and we discussed the risk(s) that Guy MontagContinue reading “Risk | Broken chains, thin gold threads of grace, and unchippable paint”
Murky Clarity || More Transitions #IFLEAD2015
My hope was not left unfulfilled. If you offer God your everything, God will joyfully pick you up, shake you up, take what you have offered, and expose more than you thought you had to begin with. Well. At least that is how I am experiencing it. The IF:Local Leaders Gathering created space for meContinue reading “Murky Clarity || More Transitions #IFLEAD2015”
Magdalene A.R. Mastin 