JOELLEN KEMPER

Joellen Kemper

Jan 18
1 min

"Work Day"

"Work Day" Today I did everything backwards-- Over an apocalyptic eruption of dinos and cars, I stepped Away from “urgent” deadlines I...

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Joellen Kemper

Sep 15, 2022
1 min

A Throne for You

I've heard people talk about You, as if they were so sure. They've devised point systems and boxes to check, As if You were something to...

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Joellen Kemper

Mar 7, 2022
1 min

A Prayer for Rest

Dear God, Reorient my life towards a Holy Rhythm. May I seek to dwell in your presence from the moment I awake. I pray my eyes never miss...

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Joellen Kemper

Mar 6, 2022
1 min

Divine Life Under Human Conditions

"Our willed imitations of God...must be an imitation of God incarnate: our model is the Jesus, not only of Calvary, but of the workshop,...

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Joellen Kemper

Nov 22, 2021
1 min

Love's Patient Timing

Love's patient timing... That's how I would like to live my life. To not ask of people or things to be something they are not. To not...

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Joellen Kemper

Nov 12, 2021
2 min

Stop Running

In many things in my life, I get the feeling that I'm cruising around on borrowed time. Things (big or small) that I fear, linger in the...

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Joellen Kemper

Nov 2, 2021
1 min

Whole Creatures

We are far too easily persuaded to blame the pain and suffering of the world on a disinterested, unloving God. But I believe in a God...

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Joellen Kemper

Oct 18, 2021
1 min

Sowers and Reapers

“My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to complete his work. Do you not say ‘Four months more, then comes the harvest’? But I...

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Joellen Kemper

Sep 30, 2021
2 min

Insecure in His "Absence"

I have been feeling a general sense of shame over the past few days. Over what, I do not know. But in the past, it has been used as a...

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Joellen Kemper

Sep 18, 2021
2 min

Artist's Insecurity

This Monday I will have the privilege of leading a paint night with a group of local 5th and 6th graders. They are going to paint...

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Joellen Kemper

Sep 15, 2021
1 min

Don't Be Precious About It

"If a thing is worth doing, it's worth doing badly." -GK Chesterton I recently listened to an interview with JK Rowling where she...

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Joellen Kemper

Sep 3, 2021
1 min

The Importance of Imagery

Before we learn language, we compute in images. Images and their meanings, run so deep that we almost take it for granted. I believe that...

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Joellen Kemper

Jul 23, 2021
1 min

A Poem About Walking

I like walking. In the country or the city, And everything in between. Alone or in good company. With my thoughts or just taking in the...

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Joellen Kemper

Jul 16, 2021
2 min

Evading God's Presence

Lately, I have been acutely aware that my nature is constantly attempting to evade God. I guess that is the point of fallen humanity....

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Joellen Kemper

Jun 30, 2021
1 min

Walking on Water

I don’t dare to walk on water enough. I hide behind books and theories. A whole lot of thinking but never much doing. I fear failure and...

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Joellen Kemper

Apr 29, 2021
3 min

This Present Moment

Back at the beginning of March, I had surgery to finish up reconstruction. Praise God, it went smoothly- the first surgery I've had where...

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Joellen Kemper

Apr 4, 2021
1 min

Embracing the Seasons

Account for all of the good things in your life during this present time. Right now, your life may not be perfect...maybe even far from...

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Joellen Kemper

Mar 30, 2021
1 min

Trust Your Intuition

“Trust your intuition” That is not something I say hastily. I’m not talking about the mind and its frivolous fancies or about the heart...

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Joellen Kemper

Feb 24, 2021
1 min

Parenthood is a Refining Fire

I’d be lying if I didn’t admit that parenthood is a refining, purifying fire. Walking that line of raising a child who pursues goodness...

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Joellen Kemper

Feb 24, 2021
1 min

An Honorable Sacrifice

“Those who bring thanksgiving as their sacrifice honor me.” -Psalm 50:23 Sometimes gratitude is a sacrifice, isn’t it?! Laying aside the...

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