Traci Rhoades
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I believe in the holy catholic church, the communion of saints. Author of 2 📚 Day Job - Natural Health & Wellness 🌱 Sign up for my Saturday7 email ⬇️:
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Joined January 2014
Do you ever read the familiar Bible stories from your childhood, and so clearly find yourself back in the Sunday school rooms where you first heard them?
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One daunting feeling I’ve had as I embrace an entirely new church tradition is the brand new-ness of so many things. There’s some undoing, and some reinforcing. A humbling posture for a long-time teacher.
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For those attempting to read through the Bible, but get stuck in particular books like Leviticus, a concise commentary can be a great companion. This series is wonderful. Here's Chronicles. https://t.co/YIKIWqz5bs
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A story. Years ago at one of the passion conferences, Louie Giglio asked John Piper and me to lunch then went suspiciously quiet. And there we were, sitting across from one another forced to talk or take the chance of dishonoring our host. I’m not saying this was Louie’s
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Hospitality
Last week we finally registered at our parish after living here for a few months. Today, we got a call from the parish inviting us to a new parishioner meeting, a meal, and a tour of the parish. Even as a lifelong Catholic, I was touched. Why doesn't every parish do this?
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Dear God, Why couldn’t you have made potatoes a green vegetable?
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Lord, in your mercy, remain our faithful guide. Speechless beyond that really. Man, I loved Yancey's words.
The bestselling author of 'What's So Amazing About Grace?' and 'The Jesus I Never Knew' admitted to the affair in a statement to Christianity Today, where he is editor-at-large. https://t.co/wbpwkaIdlx
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Looking ahead a little, but this new book from Laura Kelly Fanucci from @avemariapress looks amazing!
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I took my relatively healthy daughter to our primary care physician to discuss one thing and the bill was $477. We were there about 15 minutes. This does not foster confidence in a health partnership.
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Do you or a child speak Spanish? Enjoy this book written and illustrated by my teenage daughter. ❤️ https://t.co/CVSjI6MIZG
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Francisca and her cat visit London in search of penguins. What an adventure! Story and illustrations are original to the author.
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Slowly, as I actually learn to anticipate them, I'm starting to delight at the subtleties found in the liturgical calendar from week to week. Today, those Three Magi, dressed in robes and crowns, who brought the hosts up the aisle to the priest.
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A book idea: “Apparent Contradictions of Paul” A guided journal through them side by side, with historical context (citations galore) about why the directives come from a particular city/church.
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I had a conversation with a family member today. Every ounce of her wants to do the right Christian thing by her children. The evangelical sources she shared were scary. Y’all. We have got to heal from a damaged church. Spirit, be our guide.
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Cool
BREAKING: Pope Leo has made history with a surprise video message to tens of thousands of young Catholics gathered at the SEEK 2026 conference on the very first day of the year 2026. Speaking directly to participants in Columbus, Denver, and Fort Worth, he invited them to spend
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Amen
New Years = New fears? New tears? For sure. But more significantly— New mercies.
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2025 Snapshot - Joined the Catholic church - Church got more, and less, complicated in different ways - Completed a year's worth of reflections on daily Bible readings (pdf is available for $9) - Read more fiction - Helped more people find natural solutions for their health
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Still my favorite place on the Internet. Happy New Year 🕊️ (Think Blue Bird logo) Twitter!
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I've never been one for real live heroes, but I'm slowly curating a list of humans I would like to emulate. If they have one common root, it's love for God and a slower, thoughtful approach to being human.
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A tragic loss for the Kennedy family. Memory eternal. ❤️
🌹 Remembering Tatiana Schlossberg (1990–2025) — Tatiana Schlossberg, a thoughtful and accomplished journalist, environmental writer, and daughter of Caroline Kennedy and Edwin Schlossberg, has died at age 35. She passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025, following a courageous
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Moving.
I came across this medieval Christ figure today in a lonely churchyard overlooking the sea. Perhaps the most poignant crucifixion I’ve ever seen: Christ’s body salt-bitten and wind-ravaged; the weather sculpting its own lament.
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