How to Choose Your Word of the Year (helpful reminders and simple steps)
When I was a young girl, I had the New Year’s resolution every year of reading through the Bible. On January 1, I would read 40 chapters...
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Esther Goetz
Nov 11, 20234 min read
My Childhood Jesuses
“If Jesus was Jewish, did He believe in Himself?” (Josh Goetz – 6) It all started with “Get-Out-of-Hell Free” Jesus, the earliest one I...
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Esther Goetz
Apr 3, 20234 min read
Flipping Tables
God slowly and gently flipped my table.
My table that wanted retributive justice and believed it was the same for God.
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Esther Goetz
Mar 21, 20233 min read
Love/Hate Social Media
We all have a love/hate relationship with all things social media.
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Esther Goetz
Mar 13, 20232 min read
Gifts of the Darkness
Life is hard. Too hard in many ways.
DARK. Really dark.
But there are gifts from the darkness.
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Esther Goetz
Mar 2, 20233 min read
I Don't Agree with Dr. Seuss
Dear Dr. Seuss.
I wish your quote said this instead:
“Cry because it’s over…AND…smile because it happened.”
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Esther Goetz
Mar 1, 20233 min read
Mail Persons & Dog Biscuits
The power of kindness is unlike any other. It’s the real deal, the healing elixir in life.
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Esther Goetz
Feb 28, 20234 min read
Last Pieces of Pizza
It’s not the spectacular that forms us.
It’s the ordinary.
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Esther Goetz
Feb 26, 20232 min read
I Hear Voices (Jesus' temptation reimagined)
I hear voices.
Unkind ones. Accusing ones. Threatening ones.
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Esther Goetz
Feb 24, 20233 min read
Little Children and Constant Questions (Lent Day Three)
The kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Not one that’s happening in the future after we die. But now.
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Esther Goetz
Feb 23, 20233 min read
Snowflakes and Secrets (Lent Day Two)
I wonder if Lent really aims to capture something else completely.
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Esther Goetz
Feb 22, 20233 min read
Beloved Dust (Thoughts on Ash Wednesday)
As I’ve begun to dive deeper into the mystery of God and some practices that help us to lean into reflection and wonder, I’ve taken up Lent.
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Esther Goetz
Jan 26, 20234 min read
What My Dog Taught Me About Anxiety
My dog taught me a thing or two to hold onto when that mean monster of anxiety shows up.
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Esther Goetz
Dec 30, 20224 min read
How To Choose Your Word of the Year
When I was a young girl, I had the New Year’s resolution every year of reading through the Bible. On January 1, I would read 40 chapters...
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Esther Goetz
Dec 21, 20222 min read
Heavy and Uncomfortable
Not sure about you, but the last month of pregnancy was just the worst. Well-meaning people asking, “are you still here?” Babies sitting...
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Esther Goetz
Dec 14, 20222 min read
Under Pressure
I started to feel it a few weeks ago. You probably did too. The fancy Christmas pressure. Make it magical. Keep it simple. Be present....
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Esther Goetz
Nov 6, 20224 min read
Surviving Election Week
The week coming up is election week here in the United States. Lawns and corners are littered with "Vote for Me" signs and I often...
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Esther Goetz
Aug 28, 20223 min read
An Atheist Tried to Convert Me This Week
Someone recently tried to convert me to atheism over Zoom. They were especially kind. They were really serious. And they were very...
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Esther Goetz
Aug 20, 20222 min read
Bathroom Moonbeams at 4 am
A strange thing happened at 4 am this morning when I got up to pee. Instead of half-dizzily bumbling my way to the bathroom, I found...
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Esther Goetz
Jul 30, 20222 min read
Oasis
My oldest daughter came to visit for a few days with her adorable, but very-busy-as-a-bee four-year-old. One morning, she asked a simple...
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