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A breath of fresh air for your mind.

Have you been prioritizing your daily to-do lists over life’s bigger picture? It can be so easy to get caught up in tasks and forget to foreground life’s mysteries once in a while. So set aside just five minutes and join me on Alice at Dawn as we ponder thought-provoking questions and navigate our complex world together.

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Featured: Please come ...

Have you ever asked any of these questions: Can I be a Christian and affirming of my LGBTQ+ friends and neighbors? Can I love my gay child and still go to church? I'm gay - What does God think about me? Where does most homophobia originate? What specific Bible verses do people use to "clobber" […]

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Let your gaze be straight ...

Proverbs 4:25-26 says, "Let your eyes look directly forward, and your gaze be straight before you. Keep straight the path of your feet, and all your ways will be sure." During the middle of our hot yoga class we often do balance poses; poses which demand our full focus and attention. After several years of practice, […]

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Jesus came to my door ...

Jesus came to my door last night and I turned him away. He looked and sounded like a woman who told me she needed money for her kids. I knew her story was probably not true as she had run it past many others in my neighborhood.  And so I looked her right in the […]

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The Extravagant Spirit ...

Loved this writing about the Holy Spirit this morning ... "This might be a skewed way to parse theology, but I think a chief sign of the presence and work of the Holy Spirit is exactly this, this extravagance. Where once we were wary, stingy, reluctant, we find ourselves big-hearted, spendthrift, daring. That cold, closed […]

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Anti-faith forces ...

When pondering our lack of spiritual growth Christians often blame "the world," "the culture," and anyone or anything other than ourselves. I needed this sharp reminder today that very often the reason for my tepid faith lies within. Ronald Rolheiser speaks powerful truth here: "What are these antifaith forces? They are not the product of […]

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We get to feel like God ...

It was a pretty normal week for me. Some good work - both at home and at church. Saw some good friends, spent good time with my husband, connected with each of my kids. Enjoyed that spring was finally having its day in the sun, so to speak. And I was faced with choices - […]

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Letting Go ...

I am a bit of a control freak. This has served me well in my life ... at times. And it has also caused me to ruin many a moment; to miss things because I am disappointed or frustrated with how reality is playing itself out. This makes me sad. So, I've been thinking a […]

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A mental breath of fresh air.

There is sometimes a perception that because I have been a pastor for the past 20 years and have been counseling at least as long, that I have my whole life together.

But honestly, that’s not always the case.

I struggle with many of the same things that you do, and that’s one of the reasons I write Alice at Dawn. So that we can tackle those questions together.


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Welcome to Alice at Dawn. My short posts are meant to be regular reminders to keep walking, to keep living, to continue to listen to the voice deep within your spirit that whispers ... this is the way. Walk in it.

Please join us, and invite others ... You are very, very welcome here.

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