holiness in the modern world
“I am fearfully and wonderfully made, and my soul know it full well.” Psalm 139
Let’s flourish in uniqueness and help others to do the same.
We may have different pressure points, but I'm guessing we've all experienced it. People ask us questions that make us feel exposed. Ever been there? I have the classic packaging of albinism--a striking lack of pigment in hair, skin, and eyes--so I've had a lifetime of opportunity to figure out how to respond to the …
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I'm a question magnet. When I was five and had an unfortunate pixie haircut, it was, "Are you a little boy or a little girl?" In elementary school, when I squinted in the sunshine before close-fitting sunglasses were a thing, it was, "Why can't you open your eyes outside?" As I scooted closer to see …
In this sermon to the congregations of Crosspoint Wesleyan Church in Lynchburg, Virginia, I tell the story of how God transformed the area of greatest impossibility in my life and taught me in a surprising way about his heart for a diverse and divided world. https://youtu.be/LqGmwB8dQxs Start at 33:10
I grew up assuming that the whole point of accepting my white eyelashes and all the other aspects of the albinism package was to feel good about myself and thus to get by. Not too long ago, my perspective about the purpose of self-acceptance began to expand, helped in part by a very old story. …
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