Sher Gerber
Tending Sacred Spaces
Tag: reading life
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Into the Mess: Book Review
Written in short reflections on pericipes of scripture, I had intended to savor Into the Mess & Other Jesus Stories devotionally, reading one per day. But, I was so drawn in and moved by Debie Thomas’s reflections that I devoured this book in an evening. Much like a simple turn of the diamond, Thomas takes…
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Book Review: Birthing the Holy
The organization I work for has found itself in a threshold season. As Christine Valters Paintner writes in her newest book, Birthing the Holy: Wisdom from Mary to Nurture Creativity and Renewal, “Thresholds are liminal times when the past season has come to a close but there is a profound unknowing of what will come…
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Book Review: Walking Each Other Home
I grew up in a pastor’s family. From the beginning of their marriage my parents were in ministry together, and as I grew up, my mom continued to embrace her own sense of call and giftedness. Perhaps then it’s unsurprising that I, too, now find myself in ministry; embracing my calling and gifts as my…