God – Rev. Kris Mares

Love and Braids and Hot Tea

Cymbals in a drumline are great, but a bunch of clanging cymbals in my home and heart are annoying and just too much.

This year, I’m using the Present Over Perfect Guided Journal. I read Shauna Neiquist’s Present Over Perfect book when it came out a few years ago and so much of it just connected with me. When I saw she had created a journal, I knew it was right for this season of my life. The journal has smallContinue reading “Dreams and Temporary Highs”

Book Review: Sex God

And while it talks about sex, this book is really about humanity being made in the image of God, respecting the image of God in ourselves, and honoring the image of God in others.

Hidden Structures

I have written before about my retreats at The Quiet Place NC, Inc. It is my time to rest, connect with God, read, dream, plan, and write. My retreats are a time for me to step out of the daily tasks of life and focus in a more intentional way. Each time I come onContinue reading “Hidden Structures”

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Loving Myself

Being (un)Favored Part 2

Annual Conference and My Calling

And then the Holy Spirit did what the Holy Spirit does so well – convicted me of my sin.

Being (un)Favored Part 1

Gifts of Love

And I trust that through this all, God’s story is still being written. Still being written in us and through us. Still being written in the hearts of those who hear about what all has happened. Still being written in the hearts of those who have offered gifts of love.