Amid the latest rash of book bans, now is a good time to remind everyone that you have permission to read a book. Any book, in fact. You can read what suits you and introduce your children to those books…
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3MMM | Episode 139: Permission to Grieve
There is so much to grieve these days. The list seems nearly endless. Yet grieving remains hard work, and it is easy to ignore or leave aside. This week I’m offering to you a way to give yourself permission. A…
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3MMM | Episode 136: Podcasting & Permission Slips
Welcome to Season Four of Three Minute Ministry Mentor! We have some great stuff to share today. Everything from podcasting and permission slips to the Women of the Civil Rights movement. Good that it’s a holiday and maybe you have…
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Permission to Listen | Guest Post by Elizabeth-Anne Lovell
How I Gave Myself Permission to Listen to Podcasts I remember the day so well — siting on my couch in my old apartment on Woodmont Boulevard. Hardwood floors, windows open, coffee in hand, as I pressed play on the…
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3MMM | A Bridge to Epiphany
Bridges I have an invitation for you. But first an image. You’ve heard of the Bridge on the River Kwai? A Bridge over Troubled Waters? How about the Bridge to Terabithia? War. Grief. Escape. The search for relief. A bridge…
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The Twelve Days of Christmas 2021
At Three Minute Ministry Mentor, we are marking the Twelve Days of Christmas as a shared time to reflect on the past year. We wrote new lyrics to the old song, so we can honor and provoke your reflections about…
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Christmas Eve Blessing 2021
Friends, here is a blessing for you this Christmas Eve and Day. A Blessing for Christmas Eve Whatever your year has been, wherever it has taken you, Whatever difficult or easy pathway, And whatever winding or steep road, You are still…
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Advent 2021 : Circling Through the Season
This Advent weekend was full. What about yours? And my weekend felt more like other Advent weekends of BP (before pandemic). I love circling through the season of Advent. Because it is my favorite. Yet important differences mark this year…
Read MoreEpisode Index | Season Three
The topics and videos in Three Minute Ministry Mentor prepared the way forPastoral Imagination: Bringing the Practice of Ministry to Life – available now! Find your copy of Pastoral Imagination, the companion journal, and gift set here. Season Three…
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