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On Wonder (and Weddings) | Ministry: That's Hot
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Ministry: That’s Hot. Reflections and Ruminations on Workin’ for the Lord. On Wonder (and Weddings). April 30, 2008. There are moments, we say, when the Holy breaks in. Moments in our earthly messiness when God’s majesty soars down to meet us. Moments in our worldly brokenness when God’s perfect peace burrows up to find us. Moments when the miraculous takes hold, and we are left breathless. Filled with awe for the beauty that surrounds us, for the peace that passes all understanding. The worst of times.
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On Dating (and Divinity, Master of) | Ministry: That's Hot
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Ministry: That’s Hot. Reflections and Ruminations on Workin’ for the Lord. On Dating (and Divinity, Master of). April 16, 2008. Dating with an M.Div. should come with an instruction manual. Unfortunately, there is no such thing. Nobody hands you do’s and don’ts with your diploma. Nobody offers you a Sex and the City style handbook for navigating the new secular/sacred waters of romance. Caveat: Dating is not one of my spiritual gifts. It never has been, even pre-pastor. What I do have is the. The reality...
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About | Ministry: That's Hot
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Ministry: That’s Hot. Reflections and Ruminations on Workin’ for the Lord. I’m Kate–young, blonde, and new to the ministry. I work as an associate minister at a large urban church, focusing on senior adults. Plus, Jesus (and ever increasingly, life) tell me that being vulnerable and open is the most authentic way to be in the world and strengthen relationships. And I always do what Jesus tells me. So without further ado, my blog. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Rise Up Bloggin’.
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On Lent (and Loss) | Ministry: That's Hot
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Ministry: That’s Hot. Reflections and Ruminations on Workin’ for the Lord. On Lent (and Loss). February 24, 2008. From dust you came and to dust you shall return. Words spoken, again and again, as I placed my hand into the oily, ashy pot, dipping anew for each penitent parishioner. Placing finger to forehead in the shape of a cross. For a silent hour, early in the morning on Ash Wednesday, I repeated this solemn, sacred act for each person that came forward. We enter the desert, rolling around in ashes o...
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On Reflection (and Repentance) | Ministry: That's Hot
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Ministry: That’s Hot. Reflections and Ruminations on Workin’ for the Lord. On Reflection (and Repentance). February 5, 2008. As we enter the season of Lent, I feel it calling out to me more strongly than in years past. Lent is calling on me to turn inward, reflect deeply, to dwell in the depths of my emotions. When so much of my energy is directed outward, Lent is whispering for me to stop. Slow down. To face the loneliness and brokenness I encounter in myself and in others. And an unfolding of. Rinse me...
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On Friendship (and French Toast) | Ministry: That's Hot
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Ministry: That’s Hot. Reflections and Ruminations on Workin’ for the Lord. On Friendship (and French Toast). March 15, 2008. I’m not very good at asking for help. And by not very good I mean devastatingly awful.). It’s clichéd, isn’t it? I’m in a profession in which I encourage people to call on God, call on the church, call on the body of Christ to fulfill our needs. To know and believe that the only way to live is in community, in mutual relationship with each other and the earth. It’s been a rough time.
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On Paradox (and Patience) | Ministry: That's Hot
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Ministry: That’s Hot. Reflections and Ruminations on Workin’ for the Lord. On Paradox (and Patience). July 31, 2008. Ours is a faith of paradox. Losing our life means finding it, and finding brings loss. The first is actually the last, and last place becomes first. Giving away brings wealth, while storing up leaves emptiness. Tiny David defeats gigantic Goliath, shy Moses persuades powerful Pharoah. To violence we’re called to turn the other cheek, to transgressions forgive and love. I’m starting to thin...
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Ministry: That’s Hot. Reflections and Ruminations on Workin’ for the Lord. On Love (and Letting Go). January 9, 2008. I know this because I am in love. Head-over-heels, feel-it-in-the-pit-of-my-stomach, write-giddy-notes-to-all-my-girlfriends kind of love. And I’m in love with this church, the place I work and minister each day. My heart bursts, so full with love I wonder if I can contain it all:. I’m in love with the ministry I do in this place:. I’m in love with the possibilities of truth and faith and...
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On Growth (and Gratitude) | Ministry: That's Hot
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Ministry: That’s Hot. Reflections and Ruminations on Workin’ for the Lord. On Growth (and Gratitude). January 23, 2008. Blessed are those who trust in the Lord, whose trust is the Lord. They shall be like a tree planted by water, sending out its roots by the stream. It shall not fear when heat comes, and its leaves shall stay green; in the year of drought it is not anxious, and it does not cease to bear fruit. Like a tree, I’m growing. This week, I turn 26. This is my birthday wish. And I am afraid.