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Some Thoughts on Communion

Posted on November 22, 2013 by Tamara

God has been present to me in so many ways—in moments of prayer, in the natural beauty all around me in my North Bend home, and sometimes, in the rituals of the church.  God shows up in surprising places and … Continue reading →

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Out of Bondage, Into Freedom

Posted on November 19, 2013 by Tamara

God called me out of bondage into freedom in the moment my first child was born: I was twenty three, fundamentally unchurched, reasonably content in my liberal, secular-humanist worldview, when God took advantage of my hormone-logged postpartum daze and hit … Continue reading →

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What I did (and didn’t) learn in seminary

Posted on October 29, 2013 by Tamara

In my denomination, we have a bad habit of thinking that a person has to have an MDiv to talk to God.  I caught this attitude myself, until I went to seminary.  Sometimes I wonder if I went to seminary … Continue reading →

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