To expand a bit on the last post about “WWJD,” I would like to add that usually when I ask myself this question, the answer doesn’t quite pertain to my real life anyway. It goes kind of like: “Well, I don’t know because I doubt Jesus would have found himself in this situation anyway because … Continue reading
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What would [insert female Messiah’s name here] do?
Last night I did a very typical girl thing: I avoided a man at a bar because I wasn’t interested in him. Somehow this incident has led me to a frustration with the lack of women-figures in mainstream religion. I mean, why did Jesus have to a be a man?! … I know, an interesting … Continue reading
Invisibility, not just a super power anymore
Surely anyone who has committed any time listening to what people have to say on the issue of poverty has heard the saying that the people in poverty have little or no voice, that they are invisible. I think that this statement says just as much about the people who say it as it does … Continue reading
Moving, and Trouser House
So just this past weekend, I moved from Slidell down into New Orleans. It’s pretty awesome finally being in this city that fascinates me so much. I do worry a little bit about the implications of not living in the neighborhood where I am working… but I am pretty confident that it will all work … Continue reading
A New Way?
People seem to be much better at deconstructing things than creating them. Yes, humans do have a pretty great capacity to engineer, create, and find solutions to problems… but I think the fact that we are still destroying ourselves and our planet just goes to show that ultimately, we are better at deconstructing things than … Continue reading