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• holy smoke

  No idea who to attribute this stunning photo to, but it was sent by Rozy A. Thanks, Rozy! Prayer to the gods and goddesses of change Haiku form of the prayer: prayers of smoke carry requests for non-resistance heart veil open wide Longer form of the prayer: Read More... Posted Sunday, March 29, 2009 1:18 AM by Beth Patterson | 21 Comments Filed under: faith development, hope, liminal space, one single impression, prayer, resistance

• how to grow some wings, quick like

  This is the 30th Poetry Party on Abbey of the Arts. The prompt for this Party is 'wings' . Please feel free to write a poem or reflection and post to Christine's beautiful site. We'd love for you to share her site and the Party with others-- the more Read More... Posted Friday, January 23, 2009 2:00 AM by Beth Patterson | 1 Comments Filed under: ancestors, angels, faith development, gotta play to win

• viva la particularities

  This is a submission to a synchroblog (synchronized blogging) on faith and ethnicity. Here are the excellent entries so far: Susan Barnes on Just a God of the West K.W. Leslie on Why I went to an all-white church Adam Gonnerman on Multicultural experience Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 14, 2009 1:28 AM by Beth Patterson | 6 Comments Filed under: 7 generations, confession, faith development, particularities

• The future is ours to see: crumbling like a mountain

  This post is part of a synchroblog hosted on the site Square No More . The topic for this month's synchroblog is maturity in the light of our faith. Please visit these blogs for excellent posts related to this topic: Phil Wyman asks Is Maturity Really Read More... Posted Tuesday, September 16, 2008 1:30 AM by Beth Patterson | 26 Comments Filed under: 7 generations, abundance, aging gracefully, ancestors, becoming more human, brokenness, courage, faith development, spirituality of subtraction