by Emily Wierenga | Mar 13, 2013 | calvary, cross, crucifixion, Easter, imperfect prose on thursdays, Jesus, mary, mexico, pilgrimage, resurrection, savior, the passion of the Christ, virgin, wal-mart
Welcome to Imperfect Prose on Thursdays! Please feel free to link up your posts, below.”Sacrifice, Jesus’ Gift to Eve” by e. wierengaWe had a guest speaker on Sunday, and she was talking about Mexico, how only 2 percent of Mexico City believes in... by Emily Wierenga | Nov 23, 2012 | abandonment, black friday, cross, crucifixion, doubt, God, Jesus, love, prayer
kasher, when he was 3 months old, in a corn field.black friday happened last week for me. it happened on the bed in the office, on the patchwork quilt that my friend stitched for me. it happened in the rumpled form of a writer who was twisted up and crying out to a... by Emily Wierenga | Aug 29, 2012 | calling, children, christians, crucifixion, david platt, holy spirit, homeless, Jesus, radical, sacrifice
the more i read Radical the more uncomfortable i become, because i’m not sure that i’m a christian. i think i’m a wannabe follower of Christ who’s missed the boat. he said, follow me, and i said, wait! i have my art and my writing and my... by Emily Wierenga | Jun 25, 2012 | a deeper story, children, crucifixion, death, Easter, God, hungry, hurting, Jesus, repentance, world
when i was a little girl in big plastic glasses and corduroy dresses, i would scrunch my eyes shut and imagine the crucifixion and try to feel the sadness i knew i was supposed to feel. i’d try to feel repentant but it was so much easier not to, because Jesus...