Megan L. Anderson
The Spirit Descends
Take a moment to refresh, refocus, and refine your faith. What do we do when words refuse to flow? When our tongues weigh so heavy with...
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Scribbling Toward Sainthood
Hey there, I’m Megan: a recovering cynic writing her way through life’s tangle of doubts, lessons, struggles, and triumphs. By sharing my faith journey, I hope to remind you that you are not alone in whatever you’re facing today.
And now these three remain: Faith, Hope, and Love.
1 Corinthians 13:13
Megan L. Anderson
- May 30, 2022
- 5 min
Promoting Peace Through Narrative
This piece is adapted from a speech given on May 22nd, at the 2022 Peace Scholarship award ceremony. High school seniors are challenged...
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Megan L. Anderson
- Mar 30, 2021
- 2 min
31 Spiritual Reflection Questions
Whether you'd like to spice up group discussion or challenge yourself during personal meditation, you can use these questions as a...
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Megan L. Anderson
- Jul 29, 2020
- 2 min
Acting Authentically
Original Article, 2018 When does acting become lying? “Smile, Smile, SMILE!!!” and exuding “over-the-top” enthusiasm and friendliness are...
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Megan L. Anderson
- Jul 18, 2020
- 5 min
Cloud of Witnesses
Original, December 2019 Something about starting a fresh decade makes a person reflective. We look back in wonder, and sometimes...
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Megan L. Anderson
- Jul 10, 2020
- 5 min
Spurring Toward Faith
Do you ever catch yourself reading on autopilot? Your eyes scan each line, but your mind is too busy contemplating something else to...
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Megan L. Anderson
- Jun 29, 2020
- 4 min
INTJ vs. Autism: A Lesson on Grace
Introverted Intuitive Thinking Judging (INTJ): that’s my Meyers-Briggs personality type. We’re the somewhat aloof ones, the quiet...
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Megan L. Anderson
- Jun 22, 2020
- 3 min
The Virtue of Quitting
Instead of harrumphing about things we don’t want to do, certain family members and I quote the “Once more unto the breach, dear...
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Megan L. Anderson
- Jun 15, 2020
- 3 min
Thirsting for Life
Statistics would probably reveal I’ve spent more time in nursing homes, rehabs, and hospitals than the average under-forty. It’s not the...
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Megan L. Anderson
- Jun 10, 2020
- 4 min
Making Disciples vs. Making Plans
Charges to feed the hungry, host the homeless, and clothe the naked are peppered throughout the bible, but you won’t find Jesus...
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Megan L. Anderson
- Jun 1, 2020
- 3 min
Live Bravely. Live Loved.
2019 was a year of personal and professional risk-taking for me. I changed everything from career and social circle to how I conduct...
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Megan L. Anderson
- Jun 1, 2020
- 4 min
Common Ground
Arms laden with file folders, I made my way toward the library’s study room to sort three years’ worth of church after school program...
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Megan L. Anderson
- May 25, 2020
- 4 min
Vibrant Single Women in Scripture
Plenty of women in scripture left legacies that don’t revolve around marital or reproductive status. And yet the cult mentality around...
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Megan L. Anderson
- May 18, 2020
- 5 min
Thoughts from an Irreverent Bridesmaid
You might call me a semi-pro bridesmaid. I’ve soldiered many a wedding day trench, armed with curling iron and fashion tape. I’ve worked...
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Megan L. Anderson
- May 18, 2020
- 3 min
Troubling Our Own Waters
11/13/2019 One of the most perilous stretches along our faith journey is the path between worldly ambition and divine contentment. When...
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Megan L. Anderson
- May 11, 2020
- 8 min
Salvation Through Stories
(Adapted from a sermon I delivered 28 April 2019, at Russiaville Friends Church) Sometimes in the pursuit of new ideas, I find myself...
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Megan L. Anderson
- May 11, 2020
- 5 min
The Power of Living Small
2017 “You’re not a moron. You’re only a case of arrested development,” Ernest Hemingway wrote in The Sun Also Rises. Arrested...
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