Category: Community

A Dream and a prayer

Posted on October 6, 2020 by MJ

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I am accustomed to writing these long and flowing posts, and, I think, that if I’m going to write regularly I must change my approach because my life has become so saturated with commitments largely due to graduate school. With that said, I’m going… Continue Reading “A Dream and a prayer”

Category: Community, compassion, Healing, personal developmentTags: Days of Awe, Elul, meaning of dreams, Mi Sheberach, Nourishment, prayer, self-compassion

When The Smallest Creatures Speak

Posted on March 26, 2020 by MJ

I had an interesting experience last Friday. I had developed symptoms of COVID-19 before San Francisco was ordered to shelter in place and self-quarantined almost two weeks earlier. My doctor called me into the office to be tested, but the tests take about 4… Continue Reading “When The Smallest Creatures Speak”

Category: Community, encouragementTags: Bay Area shelter in place, coronavirus, encouragement, inspiration, San Francisco photography, Sand dollar symbolism

Showing Up Well

Posted on June 15, 2017 by MJ

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“We live very close together. So, our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can’t help them, at least don’t hurt them.” H.H. The XIVth Dalai Lama I think it’s not an easy idea to define oneself in relation… Continue Reading “Showing Up Well”

Category: Community, personal developmentTags: compassion, personal development, religion and compassion, the golden rule

Living in Color…Again

Posted on July 22, 2016 by MJ

I wrote this post six years ago on this very blog. I woke up this morning and thought that it might be worth re-posting just in case someone needed to read it: It is no secret that the past few weeks have been difficult.… Continue Reading “Living in Color…Again”

Category: Community, encouragement, Evangelical church, Faith, God, HealingTags: encouragement, Faith, God, healing process, restoration, trauma, truth

A Sea Change

Posted on January 27, 2015 by MJ

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I want to recommend a book. I also want to be careful in how I go about recommending it. I wrote at least a year ago that I questioned how the Church at large would be able to handle a hypothetical influx of emancipated… Continue Reading “A Sea Change”

Category: Christianity, Community, Evangelical church, God, Healing, human trafficking, Jesus, Judaism, sex, sex trade, Sexual Abuse, Women's IssuesTags: central message of Christianity vs. Christian culture, Christian culture, Christianity and domestic violence statistics, human trafficking, sex, sexual healing after sexual abuse, sexuality and Christian culture