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Comment on dreams by dreaming & making what could be, be. | kathy escobar.

dreaming & making what could be, be. | kathy escobar. — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:43:41 +0000

[...] ways of Jesus. it was originally inspired by a post i wrote in 2007 for the refuge blog called “we have a dream”; then i modified it in 2009 for communitas collective & shared a re-dux in 2010 in honor of MLK [...]

Comment on 8 ways to shrink a church by happy 4th birthday, little blog. | kathy escobar.

happy 4th birthday, little blog. | kathy escobar. — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 23:04:09 +0000

[...] to-because-it’s-always-so-nutty-here, like the 8 ways to shrink a church series, a few more view from the margins interviews, and some stuff that got stirred up at our [...]

Comment on KARL - Inspiration Addiction by pain relief not pain removal | kathy escobar.

pain relief not pain removal | kathy escobar. — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 14:49:56 +0000

[...] getting an inspiration high really will sustain people more than the little bit of tangible love we are able to pass [...]

Comment on 8 ways to shrink a church by we may look like losers re-dux « Geography of Grace

we may look like losers re-dux « Geography of Grace — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 01:10:06 +0000

[...] popular. it doesn’t sell. it is hard. it is messy. it is costly. it’s a sure way to shrink a church. but in so many ways, as Jesus reminds us of in the beatitudes, we’re somehow blessed living [...]

Comment on 8 ways to shrink a church by we may look like losers re-dux | kathy escobar.

we may look like losers re-dux | kathy escobar. — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 03:53:01 +0000

[...] it doesn’t sell. it is hard. it is messy. it is costly. it’s a sure way to shrink a church. but in so many ways, as Jesus reminds us of in the beatitudes, we’re somehow blessed [...]

Comment on JULIE - Choosing Celibacy by Deb Massey

Deb Massey — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 17:28:35 +0000

Hi Julie,
I so admire what you shared here. I wish I’d opened up to you more when I was struggling with this after my divorce. I know that God lets us know what is for our best, and still loves us when we chose less than His best, but oh, why are we ok with ripping ourselves off? Going after the brass ring, when gold is at hand? I did the single thing so terribly I chose to get married rather than continue to try (in my OWN strength - like that’s doable) Good thing Steve turned out to be the guy I hoped he was. And where he’s not, meh, neither am I! Love you girl, XO~Deb

Comment on TAMI - Grieving “For” by Tami

Tami — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 17:19:39 +0000

Bahahahaha!!
I relate….
Deb, I miss you!!

Comment on TAMI - Grieving “For” by Deb Massey

Deb Massey — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 17:15:22 +0000

Tami, I’m having fun going back through blog posts I’ve missed (really MISSED) and I come across this little ditty which gives me a glimpse into your “hard drive”? It looks like it has spoken to others on many levels, but it’s hitting me at the “who do I do what I do, for? Or to more properly position the preposition, for whom do I do what I do do? I know, I said do do. It’s been my age long struggle to work as unto the Lord, and not as unto my parents, my kids, my spouse,(s) my boss, my mother-in-law(s!), my fill-in-the-blank. They are not the boss of me, they are not the boss of me, they are not the boss of me. I’ll get it right–if it’s the last thing I do do! xo~Deb

Comment on RICHARD - Hello. My Name Is … by Deb Massey

Deb Massey — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 16:57:03 +0000

I’m wondering if we may have met you before we moved from Colorado last May. I’m afraid that we did not, and that is our loss. HOWEVER, (and this is the part I love) we WILL get a chance to meet each other, if not soon, than eventually! No doubt we’ll get to hear more of what God is doing in you on this journey, and then much more when we get there. And if you don’t mind, I’d like to call you, Brother? ~Deb

Comment on KARL - The Lazy Paralytic by Deb Massey

Deb Massey — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 16:46:08 +0000

I forgot to make the Refuge Blog a priority, and in so doing have missed the chance to sit across the room from you and hear the word pictures you so easily draw. I hear your voice in this, Karl, the simple way you serve up truth and help us to see others, and too often, ourselves. I love and miss you my brother. XO ~Deb