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LOVE IS BLIND AND WISDOM IS FAR-SIGHTED
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Jayma Anne Montgomery
Mar 225 min read
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GRIT, GRIME, AND THE GIFT ON THE OTHER SIDE
Paul Brand in his well-known book, The Gift of Pain , proposes that pain is a gift of GOD that is meant to protect us from danger and...

Jayma Anne Montgomery
Feb 275 min read
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THE SEA OF MULTI-COLORED GHOSTS
John Mark Comer once said something like this: (and I'm paraphrasing here) If we spend roughly 1/3 of our lives sleeping by design, then...

Jayma Anne Montgomery
Feb 214 min read
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When Nice Becomes Unkind
I haven't blogged in over five months. This wasn't intentional, but a natural byproduct of needing to, once again, examine my motives, do...

Jayma Anne Montgomery
Mar 22, 20245 min read
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EXCESS, HOARDING, & MEASURES OF EARTHLY SUCCESS
Confronting my consumerist demons

Jayma Anne Montgomery
Oct 27, 20237 min read
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G-D and Country
In America, Christians are largely known for professing faith while living faithless lives. The Bible and cross are mere photo props here.

Jayma Anne Montgomery
Aug 25, 20235 min read
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RELIGIOUS IDENTITY DESERVES TO BE PROTECTED & DEFENDED
I am a big fan of the writings of Tish Harrison Warren--a female Anglican priest in a denomination largely divided on whether or not...

Jayma Anne Montgomery
Jul 14, 20234 min read
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I AM BETTER THAN NO ONE
I expand on what it means for me and other Christians to live out the gospel message. We fail the moment we elevate ourselves above others.

Jayma Anne Montgomery
Mar 8, 20233 min read
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REJECTING FUNDAMENTALISM IN ALL OF ITS FORMS
The henna was about a week old at this point so the flower in the front was fading. Not wearing my head art in public caused it to fade...

Jayma Anne Montgomery
Feb 10, 20235 min read
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THE EXASPERATED MIDDLE BETWEEN EXTREMES
A church sister of mine made an excellent comment on one of my posts recently. She said a particular phrase that caught my attention. It...

Jayma Anne Montgomery
Nov 7, 20227 min read
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THE SOUND OF FURY
I ramble about my perspective on gender roles. The world defines things too broadly and the church does so too narrowly.

Jayma Anne Montgomery
Nov 4, 20229 min read
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THOUGHTS ON CHRISTIAN PARENTING DURING HALLOWEEN (PART II)
I conclude my two-part series on Halloween on an optimistic note that ended up surprising me. The article ends with a two-question poll and

Jayma Anne Montgomery
Oct 27, 20226 min read
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THOUGHTS ON CHRISTIAN PARENTING DURING HALLOWEEN (PART I)
I discuss some things that are likely on many Christian parents' minds during this season. This is a two-part Halloween series.

Jayma Anne Montgomery
Oct 25, 20225 min read
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AMERICA, LEAVE SEX ED TO PARENTS
In this post, I talk about an interesting youtube video that was sent to me and its implications for Christian parenting.

Jayma Anne Montgomery
Oct 11, 20226 min read
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A MERE CHRISTIAN PHYSICIAN
In this post, I discuss how getting personal and grieving with my patients has made me a better doctor and human being.

Jayma Anne Montgomery
Oct 2, 20229 min read
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PONDERING ANGLICAN REFORMATION
Many Christian denominations seem to going through a reformation process and Anglicanism is no exception.

Jayma Anne Montgomery
Sep 23, 20227 min read
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WHITE-WASHED TOMBSTONES
My pastor doesn’t shy away from tackling tough or weighty matters in his sermons. This past Sunday was no different as he zeroed in on...

Jayma Anne Montgomery
Jul 18, 20226 min read
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RESTORING THE PIECES OF MY FRACTURED FAITH
Today we baptized our kids in the Anglican tradition. If anyone had told me that we would be taking this route five years ago I would...

Jayma Anne Montgomery
Jun 5, 20225 min read
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THE PUBLIC RECKONING HAPPENING WITHIN EVANGELICALISM IS LONG OVERDUE…AND LIKELY FAR FROM OVER
Remember back in the 1990s when the rampant pedophilia going on in the Catholic church first made headlines and the news was filled with...

Jayma Anne Montgomery
May 24, 20229 min read
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TO BE OR NOT TO BE A FEMINIST?
Avoidance is like the dessert you promised yourself after your workout but then you end up not working out and then letting yourself have...

Jayma Anne Montgomery
May 22, 20228 min read
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