Mary Lynn Coulson 10/23/25 Mary Lynn Coulson 10/23/25

attitude of gratitude

But the truth is, the answer is so simple, that it’s almost impossible for us to grasp. The healing we seek is right in front of us.

Mary Lynn Coulson 9/29/25 Mary Lynn Coulson 9/29/25

lazarus & the rich man

if we spend a lifetime hardening our hearts, if we believe the lies that tell us the rich deserve their wealth and the poor deserve their poverty - then even when we see it all clearly and have the chance to repent, we won’t.

Mary Lynn Coulson 9/21/25 Mary Lynn Coulson 9/21/25

the end (freedom) justifies the means (dishonesty)

Since there is no other kind of wealth than dishonest wealth, how will we use dishonest wealth for the sake of the liberation of all people?

Mary Lynn Coulson 9/15/25 Mary Lynn Coulson 9/15/25

lost, found

I like the image of God holding a broom, sweeping dirt into a pile in the corner of the kitchen, hands on Her hips as She asks Herself, now where did that coin get to?

Mary Lynn Coulson 4/27/25 Mary Lynn Coulson 4/27/25

Easter dirt

good dirt

Mary Lynn Coulson 4/20/25 Mary Lynn Coulson 4/20/25

what God does in the dark

those unafraid to abide in grief have the capacity to witness the resurrection

Mary Lynn Coulson 3/3/25 Mary Lynn Coulson 3/3/25

what did she say?

births herself daily
feeds herself first

12/30/24 12/30/24

the bechdel test & the bible

And so, as Carrie Bradshaw did before me, I wondered - does the Bible pass the Bechdel test?

Mary Lynn Coulson 12/23/24 Mary Lynn Coulson 12/23/24

in utero

Count on this - as you grow in the darkness, as whatever is taking form in you is knit together, God is whispering a subversive lullaby over you.

9/16/24 9/16/24

lessons in non-attachment

We lose our life when things fall apart, when despite our best efforts we can’t keep it all together, when we realize that the life we have isn’t worth saving.

9/3/24 9/3/24

purity culture survivor

I was taught that letting love be our guide would lead us to defilement; letting shame guide our choices would lead us to purity, to holiness.

Mary Lynn Coulson 8/31/24 Mary Lynn Coulson 8/31/24

parents are in crisis

I volley back and forth between the mom-guilt when I'm not the kind of parent I want to be, and resentment that I have these two little beings dependent on me for so much.