friday video blog: imparting vision…

Imparting Vision to Gen Y from Bianca Juarez on Vimeo. J. Vernon McGee says, You should never stand behind the pulpit without being able to say, “Thus sayeth the Lord.” I wish I would have heard this quote before I responded capriciously during a recent...

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not sure i said yes…

not sure i said yes…

Atop the veranda at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, Matthew Olthoff asked me to marry him. And I’m not sure I said yes. Rewind. Three weeks ago I started snooping around and asking subtle questions about my birthday. As coyly and coquettishly as...

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news, hints, and incourage…

news, hints, and incourage…

There’s some big news I want to share with you all, but it’ll have to wait until tomorrow. There’s so many details I need to sort through and right now, I can’t even think straight. Here’s a hint: it starts with en– and ends with...

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things i've learned in 29 years of life…

things i've learned in 29 years of life…

Today marks the day I’m officially… [cough, cough, swallow]… mature. Maybe this means I have to stop singing and dancing wildly in my car. Or stifling my raucous laugh with a dainty hand covered in a Victorian glove. Or wearing walking shoes. Or...

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life is beautiful…

life is beautiful…

La vita e bella! Italian director Roberto Begnini directed one of the most amazing films where a family faced with horrific situations was able to find moments of beauty in the mundane and even painful. When all hope was lost and death triumphed, the characters...

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because it’s my blog…

because it’s my blog…

I need to write this out. I need to remember these feelings. I need to wrestle through the little and big things in my life. I need to chronicle this journey because if I don’t know where I’ve come from, I will not know where I’m going. Last week I...

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100 words on bad theology…

100 words on bad theology…

There’s sucky theology out there. Beware. You probably won’t amass great wealth, drive a Ferrari, or own a plane, but some preachers will tell you that. It’s a lie. You can’t name and claim anything if it’s not part of God’s...

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do your thang'…

do your thang'…

She looked across the table as if she was going to admit she was preggo, selling illegal substances, or pilfering from her governmental job. She inhaled, swallowed, and braced herself for my reaction. I sat across from her and munched on the mound of warm...

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proclaiming freedom to captives…

proclaiming freedom to captives…

Syncopated voices vibrated in the sterile room of the third level of the Los Angeles Women’s Jail. It was one of those feelings we all have felt: What did I get myself into?! Shaved heads, tattoos climbing up necks and onto soft feminine faces displaying...

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InTheNameOfLove summer series…

InTheNameOfLove summer series…

As a certified nerd, I’m so excited to pass along to YOU [the weekend blog reader] the dates for the In The Name Of Love summer series! I’m sooooo excited about this years theme, but I’m keeping it a secret until I have all my ducks in a row. [*Side...

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