Posts Tagged ‘Sarah Jackson’
Crashing and Falling into God’s Sovereignty
December 3rd, 2012 by Sarah Jackson
TweetWe sit on the couch and he tells me about his life group leaders training meeting. “They want us to keep our eyes open when we pray together, to make sure no one gets hurt.” I raise my eyebrows. “I guess someone fell over once and got injured while the group was praying.” He looks [...]
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Encountering the gospel as fairy tale
November 19th, 2012 by Sarah Jackson
TweetLate one night, a few weeks back, I whizzed down a California freeway with my A.C. blasting and a radio preacher’s voice blaring. My eyelids felt heavy, like they were weighted down with mud — the same thick mud I felt I had been trudging through all week. And then the preacher’s voice rumbled, loud [...]
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A taste of healthier political thinking
October 8th, 2012 by Sarah Jackson
TweetMy friend Rachel likes coffee-flavored ice cream. I don’t get it. Sure, I like a steaming cup of coffee every now and then, but, when it comes to ice cream, the coffee-flavored kind doesn’t float my boat. I would much rather dip a very large spoon into a tub of peppermint-flavored ice cream. It not [...]
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My body, my friend
September 3rd, 2012 by Sarah Jackson
TweetThree times this week I’ve dreamt I could run again. Three times I’ve laced up my shoes and felt adrenaline shoot through my veins, urging my body to sweat and ache and conquer pain. Three times I’ve awakened with an aching soul yearning to do the thing the doctor won’t let me do, the thing [...]
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The Hard Knocks of Hope
August 13th, 2012 by Sarah Jackson
TweetOne morning last spring I was awakened by a voice declaring, “They’ve bought the lie that their lives are about them.” I’m not sure if a bizarre dream precipitated this declaration, and I don’t know who “they” were, but I know I was one of them. That voice was talking to me. As the words [...]
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