by jo | Apr 7, 2015 | Everyday Stories, Jesus Time, People I meet, Reviews/Recommendations
I met him once, briefly. “Sit, with the opportunity to listen to one of the ‘saints in the land’ speak… this morning,” were the chaplain’s closing remarks of introduction before Brennan took the stage. “In the words of Francis of...
by jo | Dec 23, 2014 | Everyday Stories, Jesus Time, Travel
If I’m honest — which I am — homesickness is the cause of my current wandering-life phase. I’ve been saying that I’m searching for a place that feels like home. I didn’t know of any that still existed for me until one night not too...
by jo | Dec 16, 2014 | Everyday Stories, Jesus Time
I was sitting in a new church, in a new city, feeling very unknown again for the umpteenth time. It was my first time to the church, and while it felt warm and welcoming, I still felt new, knowing not a single person there. It was the end of actually a really...
by jo | Oct 14, 2014 | Everyday Stories, Jesus Time
photo credit: Flickmor via photopin cc This is hard for me to write, even though I’ve been saying it with my actions and body language for more than a year now. I don’t trust the Church. And that breaks my heart. Like the admission, “I don’t trust my husband,” or “I...
by jo | Jul 29, 2014 | Everyday Stories, Jesus Time
About a year and a half ago, my world shattered. Today is not the day for those details. Just know that I don’t use the word “shattered” lightly. I lost people, places, calling. I used the word “decimated” a lot. I walked around in a fog of grief: The heaviness that...
by jo | Apr 8, 2014 | Everyday Stories, Jesus Time
*Note: There are no spoilers in this post if you know the gist of the Noah story from the Bible or the movie trailer or general knowledge. Here’s my caveat. This is not a movie review. I loved the movie. If you didn’t, you can still read this, though. There’s one part...