Rev. Laura Johnson https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Publications Elsewhere Still a Beautiful Church On Disassembling Jesus’ House Still Speaking Bible Reflections Contact Prose Poems Substack Let’s de-Hallmark-ify the Christmas story, shall we? Parenting With Parables Loneliness, Jesus, and my Mothering Spirit Gethsemane Cheers to the women All Saints Day She Thought Jesus Was the Gardener Naming the Blessing as a Blessing: A Poem of Mary and Elizabeth (Never) Enough Time Together Here’s To The Helpers Lunchbox Notes…from God Eat, Drink, Enjoy The Blessedness of Boredom To Create is Divine You Don’t Have To Live Like This It Starts With Attention Crap Happens My “Me Too” Was For You: A Letter To Our Children Thank You, Kind Stranger Love at the Foot of the Cross In Search of a Cure for “Busy” The Memories We Hold Weeping When the World is Jolly The Sweet Side of Messy Just To Be With Us: A Mother’s Reflection on Christmas My Promise to You: A Letter To My Daughter on Her 4th Birthday Some Days You Gotta Play Shame, I’m Breaking-Up With You Fear Is Not My Friend Those Little Feet (sacrifice & joy: the paradox of parenting) The Fight For Fatherhood Homecoming Reset More Than A Feeling Before Peter Spoke, Women Preached Here is your reminder to breathe. A Moment of Clarity in the Midst of Crisis Love Unbound: A Glimpse into Mary of Bethany Blog