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Darian Duckworth
Darian Duckworth is a yoga teacher and United Methodist minister in Mississippi. Her blog is part of the CCblogs network.
Mixed fruit wonder
I can’t imagine going to the beach without Waffle House....
The men and women on the wall
At first the framed photos of my predecessors seemed creepy. But without them I wouldn't have learned an inspiring story.
When the cross reappears
The olive-wood cross reminded me that Christ's sacrificial love is as close as the palm of my hand. Then I lost it.
Sermon writing and other slow rituals
It'd be easy to rush though my preparation time. I start by making coffee in a French press to set an unhurried pace.
Mary, Dorothy, Katherine, and scripture's hidden figures
Like the stories of African-American women mathematicians at NASA, our faith's heritage reminds us to look for the people behind the scenes.
The gospel according to the Emmys: A good apology
At Sunday night's Emmys, I was thrilled to see Sarah Paulson win an award for her work in The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story.
Let it fall
Every year at least one breakable item in my kitchen meets its end. The cause of death is usually a fall to the kitchen floor, and I am usually the perpetrator. One morning recently, before leaving the house to teach a yoga class, my elbow grazed the handle of a glass mug. So began its descent to a crash.
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