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A Lighter Way Week 24: When God's Love Becomes Personal a lighter way a lighter way series anna schmunk belovedness god's love love loving-kindness meditations matthew 5:44 spiritual direction Oct 31, 2026

“Teach us to love as you love.”  

When I started working with a spiritual director seven years ago, she said, “Well, I believe God is love, and if I believe God is love, then…” and proceeded to list off a whole host of things I wasn’t ready to hear.  

I wasn’t ready to hear about God’s tangible lo...

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A Lighter Way Week 23: When Love Is All We Can Offer. a lighter way a lighter way series aids belovedness chaplain chuck wester hospice love saint francis social worker Oct 24, 2026

A short while ago, I had the privilege of attending a retreat where, in a small group session, I was reminded of an encounter I once had with a patient under hospice care. At the time, I was a chaplain working for that Hospice and a request came to me from a patient who had expressed interest in spi...

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Love Is Particular: Remembering Dolly & Wendell dolly parton gratitude kasey hitt love wendell berry Sep 04, 2026

“It’s the sharing of our stories that saves us,” my friend and colleague Amy Lyles Wilson, a writing coach, is known for saying.


I’ve been thinking about her words as I’ve read and listened to the stories people have been sharing to honor two beloved storytellers who recently died: Dolly Parton, who ...

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What if Julian of Norwich was approached by campus evangelists? A conversation about sin, love, and spiritual coercion. julian of norwich kasey hitt love pickleball sin spiritual coercion Dec 10, 2025

Student Evangelist #1:
Can we talk to you about God?
Julian (smiling):
My dear, I have talked of little else for forty years.
But please—do continue.
Lainey (aside):
Oh, this is going to be good...

Continue reading Kasey Hitt's blog post here: Tossing Around a Few Ideas Blog - Kasey Hitt, MDiv, CSD

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A Personal Journey Through Holy Week with journaling prompts for soul-tending holy waiting holy week katie rea love spiritual writing wisdom tree wednesday Apr 16, 2025

We are in the midst of Holy Week. It’s a week that occasionally gets rushed as we are so focused on the exciting experience of Easter.

Yet, this week holds a divine mystery. It reminds us of the art of Holy Waiting. This means we allow ourselves to wait on the slow work of God and not demand certai...

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