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  • Love, All Around

    by Sarah Ruth Wilson

    Christmas Eve always makes me feel a bit emotional. Quiet emerges from deep in my soul. My heart wants to draw near to the Source of Peace. During a season of hustle, I long for stillness and the feeling get stronger as I get older. It is more than sentimentality. It is a call to something primordial, something that existed before human minds fashioned...

    December 24, 2020
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    Blog, Spiritual Wellness
  • The Case for Spiritual Anarchism

    by Sarah Ruth Wilson

    This is going to seem radical. (It should.) We are now standing at a door of opportunity: it is time for us to unlearn everything the church taught us.  “Church” – the Sunday morning service, the weekly Bible study, the choir or worship band, the traditions and expectations – is a crutch and sorry replacement for spirit living. The church, as an institution of...

    July 24, 2020
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    Blog, Earlier Posts, Spiritual Wellness
  • Photo by Ian Chen on Unsplash

    Finding God in a Season of Struggle

    by Sarah Ruth Wilson

    What we are experiencing is, for many of us, a once-in-a-lifetime defining season of change. A health pandemic reached the doorstep of the United States and barged right in. We Americans are used to watching scares such as this play out in other countries, while we apathetically take it in through the twenty-four hour news cycle. Protests and riots over police brutality are happening...

    June 4, 2020
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    Blog, Social Justice, Spiritual Wellness
  • Photo by Nick Morrison on Unsplash

    Best Practices for Teaching Online Coursework: 15 Suggestions, or What to Do When You Suddenly Find Yourself Teaching Online

    by Sarah Ruth Wilson

    An extended family member, who is also in academe, brought it to my attention that many in our field are thinking of the future state of the college classroom. It was only a matter of time before those of us who work in higher education would need to consider alternative methods of teaching. Measures to halt the spread of COVID-19 may begin to impact...

    March 9, 2020
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    Blog, Earlier Posts
  • Photo by Logan Lambert on Unsplash; Person standing on car looking up at the night sky

    Looking Up as a Radical Act of Belief

    by Sarah Ruth Wilson

    If a person is lucky, she receives a gift that is not only creative and thoughtful, but is life-altering. You know the kind I mean: the book that stops you in your tracks and changes your worldview, the pair of socks that causes you to rethink your relationship to footwear, the mug that brings a smile to your face every morning. Even the simplest...

    January 10, 2020
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    Astronomy, Blog, Earlier Posts, Spiritual Wellness
  • Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash

    On Finding God Outside of the Church This Holiday Season

    by Sarah Ruth Wilson

    In America, a common quip around the holidays is, “Jesus is the reason for the season.” The assumption is that the primary focus of the [Christian] holiday should be belief, not consumerism. Though a bright one-liner, like other Chrisitan-isms, it falls flat and without meaning to most ears. It actually contains a lot of meaning, but none of the intended. Something about it does...

    December 20, 2019
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    Blog, Earlier Posts, Spiritual Wellness

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Love, All Around

Christmas Eve always makes me feel a bit emotional. Quiet emerges from deep in my soul. My heart wants to draw near to the Source of Peace. During a...

December 24, 2020
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Photo by Tyler Delgado on Unsplash
Blog, Home, Spiritual Wellness

A Strange Season: It is time to start thinking about the holidays, 2020 edition.

Rain danced on the window and opaque clouds turned the world vivid grey while we enjoyed our warm, dry, and glowing home. My son was quietly focused on his...

August 15, 2020
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Blog, Earlier Posts, Spiritual Wellness

The Case for Spiritual Anarchism

This is going to seem radical. (It should.) We are now standing at a door of opportunity: it is time for us to unlearn everything the church taught us. ...

July 24, 2020
Comments 2
Photo by Ian Chen on Unsplash
Blog, Social Justice, Spiritual Wellness

Finding God in a Season of Struggle

What we are experiencing is, for many of us, a once-in-a-lifetime defining season of change. A health pandemic reached the doorstep of the United States and barged right in....

June 4, 2020
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Photo by Nick Morrison on Unsplash
Blog, Earlier Posts

Best Practices for Teaching Online Coursework: 15 Suggestions, or What to Do When You Suddenly Find Yourself Teaching Online

An extended family member, who is also in academe, brought it to my attention that many in our field are thinking of the future state of the college classroom....

March 9, 2020
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Photo by Logan Lambert on Unsplash; Person standing on car looking up at the night sky
Astronomy, Blog, Earlier Posts, Spiritual Wellness

Looking Up as a Radical Act of Belief

If a person is lucky, she receives a gift that is not only creative and thoughtful, but is life-altering. You know the kind I mean: the book that stops...

January 10, 2020
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Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash
Blog, Earlier Posts, Spiritual Wellness

On Finding God Outside of the Church This Holiday Season

In America, a common quip around the holidays is, “Jesus is the reason for the season.” The assumption is that the primary focus of the [Christian] holiday should be...

December 20, 2019
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Photo by Ryoji Iwata on Unsplash
Blog, Earlier Posts, Spiritual Wellness

God and The Perfectionists

We are a perfectionist generation. Just glance at any social media site and you will find instructions on how to attain perfection (physical, intellectual, professional, social, cultural) and quick...

November 22, 2019
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The Beacon: Thoughts on Loss and Love

I miss my mother so much lately. The world seems altered since she died seven months ago. Each relationship has a different color. Every street in our town is...

October 22, 2019
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The Ugly Duckling: Becoming Who We Are Meant to Be (a short entry)

The Ugly Duckling is not about beauty. It is not about overcoming the “awkward stage.” It is not about emerging as a physically attractive being after years of torment....

October 4, 2019
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Hand reaching out in the darkness, Photo by Cherry Laithang on Unsplash
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The Action of Belief, The Rejection of Fear

“Do not be afraid any longer, only believe.” Mark 5:36 This is the line Jesus gives the synagogue official Jairus to tell him to relax in the midst of...

July 26, 2019
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Blog, Earlier Posts, Motherhood, Spiritual Wellness

The Transformative Power of Parenting with Presence

One beautiful aspect of parenting is that it requires us to think about things we avoided for many years. It places front and center topics that could be blissfully...

March 14, 2019
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Blog, Earlier Posts, Meditation, Spiritual Wellness

How to Use Quiet to Your Advantage

Step into the depths with me. Find the calm waters under the torrent that rushes through the mind. It is a journey of miles and miles, facing the spate...

February 13, 2019
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Blog, Earlier Posts, Home, Spiritual Wellness

Home as Sacred Space: Why and How to Do It

Homes are important. Even if you feel that you spend most of your time at work or school, home is the place where we should be able to wind...

October 19, 2018
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Blog, Earlier Posts, Spiritual Wellness

How to Find Ease and Transform Your Life Through Letting Go

The mornings are always cold, but my body eventually emerges from the cradle of blankets. In the darkness, I quiet the alarm and stumble into the bathroom. The warm...

June 6, 2018
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