God – Page 2 – Rev. Kris Mares

Dreams and Temporary Highs

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.

What Do I Even Say

Last night I sat in the auditorium of my youngest son’s school. He completed fifth grade, the last of my children to walk the halls of that school. It was the end of an era. I cried, remember all the great things about our 11 years at that school. Six of my kids went thereContinue reading “What Do I Even Say”