What Exactly Am I Incubating?
Well, I've been on this journey with Incubator, officially, for over a year. When I visited with you to share this adventure with you and...
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Jackie Doss
Dec 21, 20121 min read
Walking a Tightrope
My patrons are an eclectic group of people. Some Episcopalians, some evangelicals, some charismatics, some who defy definition. Some of...
Jackie Doss
Dec 1, 20121 min read
My Heart
My Heart Sealed and secured, As a love letter that might be Found too soon, Or a minion too precious To be revealed. . . Hidden Secure...
Jackie Doss
Nov 20, 20125 min read
Jesus Did What?
I was sitting with two prayer ministers, Elaine and Rick, at a spiritual retreat. We were talking quietly, as were several groups of...
Jackie Doss
Nov 1, 20122 min read
What's My Thing?
When I thought I was going to die of melanoma, I found myself mourning the person I could have been. I kept asking God, "What significant...
Jackie Doss
Oct 30, 20122 min read
Samson Was a Scrawny Fella
I am fairly certain that Samson of the book of Judges was a short and scrawny fella. Why else would the Philistines insist on finding out...
Jackie Doss
Oct 15, 20122 min read
Discipleshift
It's a well-known truth that the best way to learn is to teach. Perhaps that's why Jesus told his disciples to make disciples! The very...
Jackie Doss
Oct 9, 20122 min read
God's Handwritten Message
This morning as I was writing notes to some of my patrons, it dawned on me what a blessing it is for me to let someone know how special...
Jackie Doss
Sep 25, 20122 min read
Is it Fear, or Is it Fish Belly?
I often talk about my struggle with fear… the fear of reaching out, the fear of rejection, the fear of failure. But when I analyze this...
Jackie Doss
Sep 14, 20122 min read
Tell Them They Can Come Home
A friend of mine suffers from PTSD, a leftover terror from having been a victim of human trafficking as a young girl—repeatedly gang...
Jackie Doss
Sep 4, 20121 min read
An Exponential Warm Fuzzy
I had a conversation with my son recently about creativity—about how so many creative people have trouble focusing on their work. We...
Jackie Doss
Aug 28, 20122 min read
A Slithering Reminder
A couple blog posts ago I wrote about some of my emotional challenges in starting this ministry. The biggest one is fear, and my...
Jackie Doss
Aug 22, 20121 min read
The Greatest Hazard of All
"The Greatest hazard of all, losing one's self, can occur very quietly in the world, as if it were nothing at all. No other loss can...
Jackie Doss
Aug 14, 20121 min read
An Examined Life is Hard Work!
When Socrates was on trial for encouraging his students to challenge accepted beliefs and think for themselves, he had the option of...
Jackie Doss
Aug 7, 20121 min read
Being Discipled in Discipleship
I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you...
Jackie Doss
Aug 3, 20121 min read
Off to Oregon!
What an exciting time! When I first started the "interview process" (you know, that 9-10 month "getting to know you period") with...
Jackie Doss
Jul 24, 20121 min read
Singing: A Cure for Pain
Right now, I have a throbbing, oppressive tooth/mouth/jaw pain. It feels like I need about 5 root canals. The pain sometimes goes all the...
Jackie Doss
Jul 13, 20121 min read
Sing! Sing! Sing!
It's been a fairly busy time for me, with "gigs" here, there, and everywhere. (okay, not really everywhere). Last night I joined some...
Jackie Doss
Jul 3, 20121 min read
Incubating is Hard
The Myers-Briggs test reveals personality types who need to see results (J), and those who are comfortable living "in the process" (P). I...
Jackie Doss
Jun 27, 20121 min read
Scuba Diving and the Holy Spirit
I often think of water as scary, even though, and maybe especially because, I took diving lessons! Below the surface is that unknown p...
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