This Incarnate Faith
Fish Creek in Winter I went on anti-depressants after mom died. Almost pre-emptively. In September 2016 I went to my doctor and she agreed that some of the sluggishness and swirly thoughts and exhaustion and arm-numbing anxiety I was experiencing could be mitigated. And I needed to mitigate them. I didn’t want to parent... Continue Reading →
"If there is to be any redemption, this earth and no other, this body and no other, must have the capacity to take God's grace into itself." Hans Urs Von Balthazar in Against the Gnostic Heresies So I have a friend who owns a company that sells blankets. These blankets are handmade by women who have... Continue Reading →
In light of Eugene Peterson's passing last week, I wanted to share the notes I took from a weekend spent with him talking about the formation of people on this faith road and specifically the place of spiritual direction in this journey. 6 years ago, I took a bus to Montana, stayed with a bunch... Continue Reading →
Between the Dark and the Daylight, Mary Pratt, 2011 AND HERE WE ARE! Number 6 of 6. We’ve heard from 7 women in total. 7 very different women of different ages, different life experiences, different places of work and calling—and all of them looking at their own life and seeing something very valuable. ... Continue Reading →
Pears on a Paper Doily, Mary Pratt, 1989 One of the best things about this whole project is to hear from different voices – the different language and vocabulary they use, the terms that have deep meaning to them. I’m also just struck by how they interpret the questions and form a response. For... Continue Reading →
Supper Table, Mary Pratt, 1969 In this fourth installment of the Everyday Influence project we will hear from Jodi. Jodi is an activist, entrepreneur, retreat facilitator, incredible question asker. Her deep insights really centre in questions of community – human community but also ecology – how every alive thing and process is connected. She... Continue Reading →
Specimen From Another Time, Mary Pratt, 2001 OK!!!! It’s the third! Today we will hear from Beth. Beth is a wife, mom, theologian, a professor, a church leader. She is a tenured prof at Ambrose Seminary. Beth and I (and her husband Jon) met as students at Regent College in Vancouver and to my... Continue Reading →
Hollowed Eggs, Mary Pratt, 1983 Everyday people, doing everyday things, thinking everyday thoughts –this is what shapes the world. In this series of everyday influence, I asked everyday women what influence looks like in their lives. And I got incredible responses from them. This is our second post in this series and here we... Continue Reading →
Smears of Jam, Lights of Jelly by Mary Pratt, 2007 A friend and I were talking in her living room in the last week of summer. My kids were at a camp, hers were playing downstairs in the basement. The conversation rambled as it does when you are with good friends. Soon we found... Continue Reading →
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