Tamira began tutoring in Dallas with students whose families could afford her, and through her supportive and creative teaching efforts, her students emerged from the formation of her tutoring to enter into successful college careers.
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Read MoreThis post originally was published on the My Spiritual Journey blog. Glenna is a friend of the Missional Wisdom Foundation who lives and writes in Dallas, Texas.
Read More“This is what I really need to know: is there a place for me in Christianity?” She was sitting in my office at The Foundry House intentional community, wearing rainbow unicorn onesie pajamas with a “My pronouns are she/her” enamel pin attached.
Read MoreOver the past month, as I have walked across Spain on the Camino Francais, I have had a fun friend who has journeyed with me, Hootie the Hoot-Owl.
Read MorePeople have been doing this for centuries, even before Christianity. They walk for all sorts of reasons: to heal, to nurture health, some government jobs in Spain even require you to have walked the Camino and earned your Compostela.
Day 10: The temperature is just a few degrees above freezing and it rains on and off throughout the day. Sore leg muscles and blisters make this day’s walk more difficult but step by solitary step I progress.
Read MoreWe stopped for the night at a place that is built on a river; it used to be a mill so all the outdoor tables and front porch are made of mill stones.
Read MoreOur first walking day was rife with opportunity to deviate from the designated path. After a first village, we approached an opportunity, a decision, a choice.
Read MoreWe are staying in León at a hotel (in an active Augustinian monastery) in the historic medieval section of the city inside Roman walls. There is a medieval festival going on right outside our monastery walls.
Read MoreOn September 19th, Anam Cara, Missional Wisdom’s missional spiritual direction program, started its second year of training spiritual directors.
Read MoreMilitary service in Korea is a duty for all Korean men unless having a serious physical or mental difficulty. This means that you have to do military service if you are a citizen of South Korea. Ten years ago from now, I was serving as a weapon/ ammunition specialist in a military base located at the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ).
Read MoreTears streamed down her face as Rosa’s story poured from her mouth. She had approached us, longing to be heard, witnessed, and known.
Read MoreDuring our recent trip to the Mexican border, I was reminded of the importance of human to human contact. A number of pastors and lay leaders travelled from all over Texas to engage with refugees awaiting asylum hearings in the United States.
Read MoreThis week, several MWF folk joined a pilgrimage to the Mexican border sponsored by Texas Impact, a non-profit focused on lobbying for humane changes in immigration policy.
Read MoreDillon Hargrave is the Literacy Director for Neighbors Along the Line and the Missional Wisdom Foundation's Newest Dispersed Community Communicator.
Read MoreAfter all that had been absorbed at National Gathering 2019, all the friendships and connections nurtured, all the conversations and stories shared, all the good food and fun and creativity, all the time taken for reflection and intention, it becomes time to ask: how are we doing now, weeks later, as regular life has returned to us in full force?
Read MoreDuring each of the two National Gatherings, we have included a Taizé Worship Service. Our decision to include Taize is very intentional as that form of worship echoes many of the core themes and values of the MWF.
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