I was born a dreamer; staring as a child, starry-eyed out the window at night, peering into the heavens of “what could be”. And maybe it was to escape the vice tightening in my world? Maybe it was the hope of another reality of some fantasy worth living for? But I soon learned; dreamers don’t make […]
Finding God beyond a World of Technology and Screens. UNITE.
You never know what you need (and don’t need) until it is gone. I knew I was in trouble when a small, aqua colored light flicked on and off from the right-hand bottom side of my computer. Like a game of peek-a-boo, the light fleeting fast the moment I connect to the internet. Off and on. […]
Tie-Dyed Laundry and When He Whispers, “Hold On”.
I hide around the corner, by the back door. Safely surrounded by walls, where the laundry lays high, unfolded, thoughtlessly tossed… And it is here in this shelter I can breathe, pray, wait, pour my heart out to God best. I find a once tie-dyed splattered towel and think, “Why haven’t I thrown this away yet?” […]
Welcome! One, two, three, let’s UNITE!
This is it. The first words on a whole new blog. If you haven’t noticed yet, Rich Faith Rising has just moved from blogspot to a dot com. And you are one of the first to stop by as I tweak and twist this site, hopefully eventually it will morph and begin looking like the site […]
When You’re Weary and Meet a Stranger with 11 Cents.
It was only eleven cents. Why did I wrestle? “Don’t you have eleven cents?” She questioned. And of course, I was quick to answer. I always have change, so much change it weighs my hand-sized purse in the same way the coins of others toil pull us southward. I hold out a handful of change to […]
Divorcing The Church? When the American Church Crucifies Each Other. And UNITE
I have a reputation. A reputation for not engaging with anyone who attacks the church. It’s like if you came up to me and started correcting, criticizing, complaining, interrogating, and exploiting every one of my husband’s idiosyncrasies? How do you think I would react? No, my husband isn’t perfect. My guess is, your spouse (if you […]