The reading: Psalm 42 Longing for God and His Help in Distress To the leader. A Maskil of the Korahites. As a deer longs for flowing streams, so my soul longs for you, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and behold the face of God? My tears have been my food day and night, while people say to me continually, ‘Where is your God?’ These things I remember, as I pour out my soul:... Read more
Adorning my tiny, new, ancient apartment in kitchen, bedroom and sacred writing nook I gaze upon art intentionally placed to remind me how she did try to love me, in her native language, so alien to my own – articulation through the material seeking, giving that which she recognized as meaningful to me but that I must now acknowledge was never enough to erase the tangled tattoos on my heart or dissolve the seeping scars on my soul. Read more
Hello Ramen, my old friend, I’ve come to dine with you again, Because a hunger softly creeping, Left its ache while I was working, And the hole that was planted in my gut Still remains Within the reach of Ramen. At empty ‘fridge I stood alone Hollow shelves of food none, ‘neath the halo of a stove lamp, I stirred my pot filled with toxins When my nose was stabbed by the scent of monosodium glutamate I wished I’d already... Read more
I’ve been rather quiet this month but it is now time to break my silence. When you are committed to speaking truth, eventually you’ll stand on the cliff that beckons you to utter the unbearable truth about your own life. Today I am stepping with faith into the free-fall of sharing my truth. I’ll not be able to share here all that I want to say but I am compelled, called and committed to sharing my journey with you with... Read more
I have so much I want to tell you about the swirling waters of my life and the excruciating, transformative, generative current in which I find myself swimming, sometimes with Olympic grace but more often with flailing gasps. Right now I can not find a way to collect all my thoughts, feelings and words to adequately communicate all that is transpiring in the evolutionary detour my journey is taking. Soon my friends, soon. Until I can find my own words... Read more
Earlier this year I shared a post from my friend and filmmaker Daneen Akers. I am so grateful for the powerful, faithful work she and her husband have been doing through their film Seventh Gay Adventists. Recently they made the film free for download (just over the Thanksgiving holiday) and it had over 3,000 free downloads in a very short time! People have watched it all over the world–Canada, Australia, South Korea, Italy, France, Ukraine, Ireland, the U.K., Costa Rica, St.... Read more
that is beyond reason that calls you forward with no hope of fruition that seeks to destroy you even as your heart believes you will flourish that defies logic that sinks into the spongey darkness of the human heart as you seek your ultimate that can mean ruin or joy unbound dependent upon touching the seething crevices of undulating uncertainty Race forward lovely one your weeping wounds shall only crust in the light of unfettered trust Read more
In response to a niftly little post by my friend Tripp Hudgins (that was a result of a great little FB te-ta-te) I have some rambling thoughts. Tripp I am grateful that you have lifted up the issue of evangelical siloing that’s bugging you. Allow me to quote you just a teeny bit to invite everyone else into the conversation. Here’s my quick list-like take on what’s afoot: 1. American Evangelicalism is anti-institutional, and. . . 2. . . .disregards... Read more
Dear Deborah, I want to take a moment to wish you a very happy birthday and to thank you. Your presence in my life is such a gift and I barely have a way to say thank you adequately. From the moment we met at Theology After Google you have been a tremendous supporter – so many of us out here are blessed by the generosity of your spirit. I know full well that my little voice would have faded... Read more
A recent commenter shared this often-heard gem in a comment ” … homosexuality which the Bible clearly describes as willful sin against what God intends for the human family.” And that got me to thinking… There are SO MANY sins against humanity and God that are being perpetrated every minute of every day without so much a peep from fundamentalist Christians. Why on earth are folks so damn obsessed with my sex life, my love life and my family? Where... Read more
Kimberly Knight
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