Tomorrow is Ash Wednesday. The beginning of the forty-day Lenten season, which, when engaged intentionally, draws us closer to God and each other. I have a confession to make: it’s been a few years since I sat with God and unhurriedly chose which Lenten practice could transform my life with God. I spent some of…
Read MoreA Word of Gratitude for the Notorius RBG I met her quite by accident. I mean, I don’t believe in coincidences and accidents in God’s economy; it was not supposed to happen. I was a senior in high school. My “Affecting Political Change” class traveled to Washington, DC to see our learning at work. We…
Read MoreAngry. Heartbroken. Worried. Sick and tired of being sick and tired. That’s where I’ve been living since the news of #GeorgeFloyd broke. I have such a diverse friend group, social media following, and congregation that sometimes I just avoid posting about what I’m feeling because I just can’t… Yet, I have a responsibility, as a…
Read MoreI love to take pictures. Put a camera in my hand, and I am immediately in my happy place. I think I like to take pictures because when I look through the lens of a camera, I am invited to see things from a different perspective than I would ordinarily see them. Instead of rushing…
Read MoreToday, I’m #celebrating the goodness of God in allowing me to experience and be a part of the powerful, redeeming, renewing, restoring and forming ministry that is happening all over the North Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church. What a privilege, honor and gift it is to see, serve and grow with God’s…
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Jasmine Rose Smothers 