Tag: reflections
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It’s 2024
I have never waited so eagerly for the mark of a fresh start. To be clear, I didn’t actually finish all the things I wanted to finish and “leave” in 2023… I’ll still be attempting to wrap those up in January, but the thought of newness is appealing still. This year I turn 40. I…
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Advent Week Three: Joy
I got to experience joy this week. Weeks of hopping from church to church, while exciting in its own way, can be exhausting for the soul. This past Sunday we visited Minnow’s church in Harlem called Renaissance. It was such a great Sunday to visit. I know every Sunday will not be like this; Minnow…
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Leaving a church as a kind of immigration
I was chatting with a friend recently who likened the idea of leaving a church as a kind of “immigration.” This idea intrigued me. Because one of the first questions I hear people ask when anyone leaves a church, “Are they still Christian?” and similar questions that I believe are very shame inducing. I don’t…
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Advent Week Two: Peace
“What does peace mean to you in this season?” I paused, unsure how to answer this question. Surely I feel the strife and tension in the world; those answers come quickly: wars cease, no more violence, mutual understanding, etc. But what would make everything right in myself? Some of the things I think will make…
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Hurry outside ourselves
“How have you been doing?” –“That’s a difficult question to answer” –“I’ve been as good as I can be with all that’s happened.” –“I don’t know how to answer that question right now.” For the past few weeks, I’ve been trying to tune into my soul and how I’ve been working through the loss of…
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Rest and watch. Don’t be in a hurry.
It’s been almost 2 months since I wasn’t allowed to stay at my former church of almost 11 years. It’s been difficult. I’ve been writing about it since early October but I don’t know when I’ll finish. So taking a break from writing my story so that I could let other ideas out while that…