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Snow Therapy

By: redtentwomen January 18, 2019January 16, 2019

Day to Day, FaithChristian Wiman, Claudia Hauer, Gerald Manley Hopkins, God's Language, He Held Radical Light, Identity, Identity in ChristLeave a Comment

I rested on my nordic skis at the edge of the meadow. The sun was just up, the sky perfectly blue. The snow sparkled, the meadow before me was a sea of glitter. It beckoned, promising a glorious experience, yet I felt small and alone, and reluctant to start across, for some reason. I took…

Forever-Altered Landscape

By: redtentwomen October 16, 2018October 14, 2018

Day to Day, Femininity, Intentional Living9/11, Claudia Hauer, Displacement, Lioness, Meg McLagen, Recovering from Trauma, Refugees, Sex Trafficking, Simone de Beauvoir2 Comments

One recent morning, a memory of the smell of the Cape Cod shoreline seared across me so sharply I almost gasped. Our memories of place can have this effect on us. After decades in the southwestern desert, I still miss the scarlet reds of east coast maple trees in autumn so much that I sometimes…

In Celebration of Grief

By: redtentwomen June 13, 2018June 10, 2018

Day to Day, Faith, relationshipsClaudia Hauer, Death, Grief, Loss, Saying Goodbye4 Comments

We have had a terrible dry winter and spring in the southwestern desert. Day after day has dawned with clear skies and a relentless sun. The land has grown parched. The pine trees in our yard have turned brown, and the threat of fire looms across the mountains above our town. It has become a…

Called to Stay

By: redtentwomen January 17, 2018January 17, 2018

Day to DayCharles Taylor, Claudia Hauer, Our Secular Age, Our Secular Age: Ten Years of Reading and Applying Charles Taylor, Questioning Church, Resolutions10 Comments

I handed my collection check to a friend and slipped out early to my car. I was surprised that I wasn’t angry. I felt curiously at peace, despite the sudden disruption of my worship plans.

When Faith Comes Like Lightning, Then What?

By: redtentwomen September 7, 2017September 6, 2017

Day to DayBecoming a Christian, Claudia Hauer, Don Evert, Doug Schaupp, Faith, I Once Was Lost9 Comments

What if your life was about to change? Many of us must long for it. It’s a big theme in kids’ fantasy adventure books. Have you ever wondered if it’s quite as easy as it sounds?