Death, Grief, and What a Name Can Hold
Linda FurtadoPublished on: 2026/05/04
Ecclesiastes 7:1-4 on death, grief, and the wisdom found in the house of mourning.
Prayer ChallengePersonal Reflections
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Happy Enough to Move by Faith
Linda FurtadoPublished on: 2026/04/21
A reflective meditation on Psalm 1:3 and Psalm 84:5–6 (CEB), exploring what it means to be replanted by streams of water. This post traces the slow courage of moving by faith, the ache of uprooting without proof, and the hope of becoming truly happy as God nurtures new growth.
Prayer ChallengePersonal Reflections
All I Can See | A Poetic Reflection
Linda FurtadoPublished on: 2026/04/16
All I Can See | A Poetic Reflection is a clergy-written poem responding to the shooting of Renee Good in Minnesota. Written January 14, 2026, it explores fear, racialized violence, memory, and the spiritual insistence on choosing love and community in the face of hate.
Personal Reflections
A Century of Divine Design | A Poetic Reflection
Linda FurtadoPublished on: 2026/04/10
A Century of Divine Design | A Poetic Reflection shares Rev. Linda Furtado’s morning-of writing for a historical marker unveiling at Scarritt Bennett Center. Grounded in Psalm 78:1–4 and Isaiah 43:19 (CEB), and echoing Matthew 11:28, this post weaves memory, justice, hospitality, and generational witness into a hopeful poem about God “doing a new thing” across a century of sacred leadership and community.
Creative SpiritualityPersonal Reflections
Self Love and Relationships
Linda FurtadoPublished on: 2026/03/19
A creative writing experiment sparked by a Facebook prompt: “Describe self-love in the midst of a relationship.” These community responses become lyric drafts and poems exploring boundaries, identity in God, healing, and the everyday work of loving self and others.
Creative SpiritualityPersonal Reflections
I Want To Write A Good Sermon
Linda FurtadoPublished on: 2026/03/07
A reflective “5 Whys” exercise on sermon writing—why we preach, how Scripture shapes the message, and how personal story can serve (not replace) God’s story so listeners encounter transformation in Christ.
Ministry + LeadershipPersonal Reflections
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