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.kt-inside-inner-col{background-color:var(--global-palette8, #F7FAFC);}.kadence-column15935_4c23af-cb > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column15935_4c23af-cb{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column15935_4c23af-cb > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column15935_4c23af-cb > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column15935_4c23af-cb kb-section-dir-vertical\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15935_785e21-d0, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15935_785e21-d0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15935_785e21-d0\"]{text-align:left;font-size:29px;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15935_785e21-d0 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15935_785e21-d0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15935_785e21-d0\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15935_785e21-d0 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15935_785e21-d0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15935_785e21-d0\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading15935_785e21-d0 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15935_785e21-d0\">If this is your first time visiting Messy Jesus Business, welcome to the mess!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>No matter who you are or what is going on in your life, we invite you into podcast discussions and blog reflections about radical, Christian discipleship. In each offering, we explore the messiness of spirituality and faith.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our founder and host, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/about-sister-julia\/\">Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration Julia Walsh<\/a><\/strong>, features podcast guests and blog contributors who share their experiences of living the Gospel today.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Behind the Messy Jesus Business scenes, Sister Julia is a prolific Christian writer and speaker whose perspective on modern Christian living has been widely published and featured internationally across all modes of media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is a sampling of our offerings, all are blog posts unless otherwise identified.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id15935_849f22-02 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id15935_849f22-02 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id15935_849f22-02 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:var( --global-content-width, 1290px );padding-left:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-right:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id15935_849f22-02 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id15935_849f22-02 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id15935_849f22-02 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id15935_849f22-02 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit 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class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column15935_506c02-7e\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"for-times-of-struggle\">For Times of Struggle<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2024\/08\/08\/politics-prophets-and-family\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Politics, prophets, and family<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2024\/01\/11\/tough-mind-tender-heart\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tough mind, tender heart<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2023\/07\/25\/neither-created-nor-destroyed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Neither created nor destroyed<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"for-spiritual-seekers\">For Spiritual Seekers<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2025\/01\/16\/finding-a-word-for-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Finding a word for 2025<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2024\/09\/17\/living-the-stigmata-today\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Living the stigmata today<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2024\/06\/12\/the-lord-walking-with-us-together\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Lord walking with us, together<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"for-anyone-wondering-should-i-do-with-my-life\">For anyone \u201cWondering should I do with my life?\u201d<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a 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href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2025\/04\/10\/michael-poffenberger-contemplation-and-transformation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Michael Poffenberger: Contemplation and Transformation <\/a>(podcast)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2024\/07\/09\/justice-and-the-freedom-to-move\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Justice and the freedom to move<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"for-artists\">For Artists<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2025\/08\/13\/kent-monkman-telling-the-truth-through-art\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kent Monkman: Telling the truth through art<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2024\/06\/06\/living-images-of-the-sacred-heart\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Living images of the Sacred Heart<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a 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