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RLC Network Lenora Rand

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Lenora Rand

Lenora blogs with honesty, humor and even, occasionally, a little wisdom, about trying to be more spiritual when you basically suck at it, on her Chicago-Tribune-hosted blog, Spiritual Suckitude. A regular contributor on RedLetterChristians.org, she also co-directs The Plural Guild with her husband Gary, a collective crafting music, visual art & liturgy for people who want to do justice, love mercy, and worship in new ways that welcome all. Because she rarely sleeps, she also writes lyrics for the band The Many, works a very full time job as creative director in a big Chicago ad agency, and helps with communications for the Wild Goose Festival. Her two 20-something daughters allow her to be friends with them on Facebook, as long as she doesn’t comment. She loves Jesus, chocolate and shoes. Though, unfortunately, not always in that order.

How to Survive 2017

Lenora Rand
January 13, 2017
General
Keep doing a small good thing or two or maybe even three, every day.

There Are No Shortcuts. We Need Lament.

Lenora Rand
August 24, 2016
Church Life, General, Race
13
Lament is about opening our eyes, not just to let the tears flow, but to really see.

Calling All Mothers: Let’s Make ‘Mother’s Day’ Count

Lenora Rand
May 5, 2016
Family and Parenting, General, Practical Justice
1
Use Mother’s Day as an opportunity to be a sharp stick in the eye of this country. Occupy Mother’s Day and say enough is enough.

Loving Is an Awkward Business

Lenora Rand
March 22, 2016
Church Life, Theology
5
But Maundy Thursday is a reminder to me, a fairly direct message from Jesus, I believe, to keep going, be brave, and keep diving into the awkward mess of love.

Spring Cleaning, the Donald, and the Gods of Scarcity

Lenora Rand
March 7, 2016
Politics, Theology
24
Maybe the place to begin that soul cleaning is by taking a look at what we might be holding onto a little too tightly.

This Is No Time for Those Happy Little Christmas Songs

Lenora Rand
November 30, 2015
Church Life, Practical Justice, Race
11
What I actually wanted, I realized, wasn’t a Christmas song. It was an Advent song.

This story starts with me being mad at a black man.

Lenora Rand
October 26, 2015
Practical Justice, Race
11
Part of my white privilege, I have come to see, is the privilege not to ask. Not to have to know.

Letting Go Blows

Lenora Rand
September 3, 2015
Family and Parenting, General
6
Because let’s be honest: letting go blows.

I’m Needy and Proud of It… Or Trying to Be

Lenora Rand
April 27, 2015
General
I’m starting to think it might be time to reclaim the word “needy” somehow.

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