Tag: church
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Why We Can’t Do All the Things
This post is part of a new project that I’m working on. Visit Jess Alston’s website to learn more about the Dig Deep Podcast. I’m not the one to naturally ask, “Can I get you anything else?” I’ve learned and practiced a bit over the years, a little spit-shine technique to show just a dash of hospitality…
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Inviting the Messiness of Transformation
This post is part of a new project that I’m working on. Visit Jess Alston’s website to learn more about the Dig Deep Podcast. A few years ago, I participated as an assistant (i.e., hand me that weird-shaped thing that looks like it might do something useful) for the world’s longest bathroom renovation project in…
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Gimme that old-time religion
I desperately want to grow up to become the gray-haired great grandmother who bakes you a seven-layer chocolate cake with buttercream icing. Ignore the fact that I’ve never baked a cake that didn’t start with a little help from my friend Betty. And yet, I press on. She pressed her white pants the night…
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Stories hiding in wooden pews
Recently, I spruced up my tagline on my social media bios. It says, “Lover of words, sprinkles, & wooden pews.” I think you understand the love of words, and if you spend some time with me you’ll know I have a very best friend who wants to throw me a sprinkle-themed party. And I…
Ashley Fenker 