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Go and Tell

April 12, 2020August 9, 2020 Marissa Neil2 Comments

That time when your church invites you, along with other laypersons, to write a Lenten devotional for one day in April. And you procrastinate on picking which day. And you get Easter Sunday. No pressure! You can follow the link to see the post, or read the text below. First Grapevine UMC blog post At [...]

Posted in Easter, God, Holy Week, Jesus, purpose

Called to the Edge – A Holy Hike

April 11, 2020April 14, 2020 Marissa Neil8 Comments

As a Spiritual Practice for Holy Saturday I was invited by my church to go on Holy Hike. The original plan, of course, was that we would all hike together. Since that was not possible, I went by myself to the park. I wanted to write about what I had seen but I was afraid [...]

Posted in God, Holy Week, journaling, purpose, spiritual practices

The Woes & Adventures of a Seminary Dropout…

October 13, 2017June 28, 2018 Marissa Neil7 Comments

Well, it was a short adventure, but a good one. I have withdrawn from Seminary. Yes, after just seven weeks. But that was enough. It was enough for me to learn what I needed to learn, for now. I knew going in that it was an exploratory venture. That I would ‘check it out and [...]

Posted in calling, Discernment, God, Ministry, purpose, Seminary, trust

My Inner Artist

February 27, 2017February 27, 2017 Marissa Neil2 Comments

I was invited into a creative exploration of My Inner Artist by Chirstine Valters Paintner in her book Illuminating the Way.  The idea being that we all have an Inner Artist;  that we were created by The Creator to create.  So it is just a matter of uncovering our inner creativity and letting it speak, [...]

Posted in creativity, God, purpose, Seeking, truth

Writing?

February 7, 2017September 20, 2017 Marissa Neil4 Comments

I have been wrestling with this 'writing' thing.  I have been writing everyday, just not posting everyday.  I am unsure of what to share.  So today I have decided just to share my truth, because that is all any of us really have to share.  Here is yesterday's journal entry... February 6, 2017 I am curious [...]

Posted in journaling, listen, peace, purpose, writing

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