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Graham, WA
Joined January 2009
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Ruth Hug Neff retweeted
We damage the dignity of others when we refuse to wait for them – whether they need to tie their own shoes or they are struggling to find words for the indescribable. We bestow honor on another when we consider him or her worth waiting for.
Ruth Hug Neff retweeted
If there was one thing I wish I could snap my fingers and help everyone understand in a foster child’s life, it’s that kiddos’ “scary” behaviors reflect more about their past than predict their future.
Ruth Hug Neff retweeted
"Each of us is the result of a thought of God.
Each of us is willed,
each of us is loved,
each of us is necessary.”
(Benedict XVI, 2005)
Ruth Hug Neff retweeted
Ruth Hug Neff retweeted
Relentless overemphasis on biblical manhood and womanhood - the constant pounding - will inevitably, inadvertently cause us to attend more carefully to carrying our genders than carrying our crosses. Whether you’re male OR female, deny yourself, pick up your cross & follow Jesus.
Ruth Hug Neff retweeted
I don’t know. I could be wrong about this. But I feel like as long as we are sane enough to ask God if we have lost our ever loving minds, we may be okay.
Ruth Hug Neff retweeted
I don’t think I’ve seen this a lot on my timeline but in case it’s helpdil—they’re making an audio bible with only women’s voices.
philcooke.com/announcing-the…
Ruth Hug Neff retweeted
The question that kept nagging me was how were any of these potential causes new?
Ruth Hug Neff retweeted
There's always that little moment when my internet is acting weird where I am torn between panic that it isn't working, and hope that maybe it will never work again...
Ruth Hug Neff retweeted
Privileged Christians often cannot tell the difference between:
Discomfort and trauma
Pushback and oppression
Inconvenience and tragedy
In such, we are often unable to effectively care for the marginalized and hurting because we don’t see ourselves appropriately
Ruth Hug Neff retweeted
The only way to end up living a bold & brave life is to live a bold & brave day. So this very day:”Be strong & courageous; don’t be terrified or afraid of them. For the Lord your God is the one who will go with you; he will not leave you or abandon you… Do not be...discouraged.”
Ruth Hug Neff retweeted
The greatest act of faith is when a man decides he is not God.
—Oliver Wendell Holmes
Ruth Hug Neff retweeted
On Easter, I love to think of Mary Magdalene in those precious few morning hours between seeing the risen Jesus and telling the disciples. She was, for a brief, blessed era, the entirety of the Church in the whole world.
Ruth Hug Neff retweeted
Do the right thing even if it’s late. It’s not too late. Do the right thing even if it’ll be a mess. Do the right thing even if you’ll lose the approval of those you think you need. This is integrity: doing the right thing whatever the even ifs. God WILL handle the consequences.
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“My enemy is created in the image of God. I just gotta live with that. It sucks, but I don’t think there’s any fine print on that one”
Barbara Brown Taylor