Body Prayer in Action
A friend of mine just asked this question: ”Also, since this has been your jam lately, can you pray for me and/or send any thoughts about how to engage some…
Body Prayer: A Guide
Over the past few weeks, I’ve shared stories of various parts of my body. When my body aches, or when I get sick, I have learned to wonder whether the…
Labyrinths, Prayer, and Life
Marilee and I walked this labyrinth together a few weeks back. I wanted to linger. She zipped along. I explained that labyrinths aren’t the same as mazes. No branches or…
The Hidden Impact of Abled Privilege in the Church | Faithward
“One of the insidious harms of privilege is the subtle way it convinces people that some are more valuable and necessary to the body of Christ than others.” - Amy…
Body Prayer: Throat
I used to “lose my voice” often when I needed to speak in public. I canceled multiple events because I couldn’t creak out the words through my throat. Once I…
Tired of Myself, but God Is Not Tired of Me
I make the same mistakes, commit the same sins, turn back to the same unhelpful habits over and over again. For me, these repetitive issues come under three banners. There’s…
Body Prayer: Nose
I started sneezing when we were driving home from an end-of-the-summer vacation. I sneezed maybe a dozen times? I said out loud, “Am I suddenly allergic to something?” From the…
Body Prayer: Back
A few months into the Covid-19 pandemic, my back became a board. So tight I thought it might just crack open. And all my friends were saying the same thing—I…
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Pain Is Like a Flashing Light
Pain is like a flashing light, and sometimes, if I pay attention to the message it is sending, the light stops flashing. My physical pain often goes away when I…
Christianity Today: Independence Day Calls Us to the Holy Work of Repair
As we approach this Fourth of July, I am thinking about those tattered and threadbare flags that led to an empty flagpole. I am thinking of the reasons my grandfather,…
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