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Holy Envy by Barbara Brown Taylor

I’ve been planning to read for a while now. I had heard Barbara Brown Taylor (BBT) talk a bit about it, but it was even better than I…

7 min readAug 8, 2022

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Holy Envy by Barbara Brown Taylor

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Mavis Moon

Love is physical — who knew?

Recently I listened to the This is Love podcast. In Episode 48: The Freelons 06.29.22, starting at 25:00, you hear this exchange between…

4 min readJul 1, 2022

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Love is physical — who knew?

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Mavis Moon

Oh hey, there you are. Hello.

“The Christ in me sees the Christ in you.” Father Greg Boyle quoted this frequently during a retreat I attended recently. It keeps…

2 min readFeb 22, 2022

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Oh hey, there you are. Hello.

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Mavis Moon

Not earned-overflowing

On page 235 of Spiritual Freedom, From an Experience of the Ignatian Exercises to the Art of Spiritual Guidance, by John J. English, S.J…

3 min readJan 24, 2022

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Not earned-overflowing

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Mavis Moon

Crying in church--and elsewhere

When I read this article (below) from the Sojourners website, I could so relate! I am a crier. I cry quite often and quite easily. I used…

7 min readJan 19, 2022

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Mavis Moon

Exhausted Majority — mavis moon

Today I listened to a dialogue (or as one person said, a “trialogue”) titled “Lessons Learned from January 6, 2021: Where Do People of…

2 min readJan 5, 2022

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Exhausted Majority — mavis moon

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Mavis Moon

Big and Small — mavis moon

l was a first-grade teacher for two years after I graduated from college. Teaching turned out not to be a good fit for me but I have some…

4 min readDec 22, 2021

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Big and Small — mavis moon

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Mavis Moon

The Bowl by Jane Hirshfield

I listened to Krista Tippett interview Jane Hirshfield on “On Being.” They both read some of Hirshfield’s poems. I liked them all but this…

3 min readDec 20, 2021

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The Bowl by Jane Hirshfield

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Mavis Moon

Prayer in the Night | For Those Who Work or Watch or Weep by Tish Harrison-Warren

In the middle of the night, covered in blood in an emergency room, I was praying.

6 min readDec 6, 2021

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Prayer in the Night | For Those Who Work or Watch or Weep by Tish Harrison-Warren

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Mavis Moon

I am thankful for my potbelly

It being Thanksgiving today, I tried to think of what I am thankful for beyond the usual stuff I am always thankful for-my family, friends…

6 min readNov 29, 2021

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Mavis Moon

Mavis Moon

About 25 years in Information Technology, love to read & write. I write several blogs. Deeply interested in faith and religion. www.mavismoon.com

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