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Aria Spears

Dose of Joy: My First Attempt at Julia Cameron’s Writing Tool, the “Artist Date”

Julia Cameron, author of bestselling book, The Artist’s Way, also wrote a more recent work called Write for Life: Creative Tools for Every…

3 min read1 day ago

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Dose of Joy: My First Attempt at Julia Cameron’s Writing Tool, the “Artist Date”

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Aria Spears

Demons and Discernment in a Digital World: Two Case Studies

Here is a glimpse into my own analytical process for two demon-related media controversies in the church world and how I decided to engage.

9 min read5 days ago

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Image from Mark Driscoll’s instagram of Mark in front of fire and the statue of Liberty that says, “America is doomed.”

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Aria Spears

Why I Go to Church in 2024

Buckle up, buttercup. It’s tough out there.

9 min readApr 26, 2024

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Why I Go to Church in 2024

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Aria Spears

Review: Beth Moore’s All My Knotted Up Life

Beth Moore’s autobiographical work All My Knotted Up Life: A Memoir begins in the scenes of her childhood in rural Arkansas. She initially…

5 min readApr 23, 2024

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Review: Beth Moore’s All My Knotted Up Life

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Aria Spears

Parenthood Introduced Me to a New Kind of Grief

My baby is only fourteen weeks old, and yet…

2 min readAug 1, 2023

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Parenthood Introduced Me to a New Kind of Grief

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Aria Spears

29 Life Lessons from 29 Years

Hard-won, general truths birthed from twenty-nine short and long years of experience.

4 min readJul 19, 2023

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29 Life Lessons from 29 Years

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Aria Spears

Joy List #1: Read This for a Dose of Everyday Delight

Some days it is hard to stir up a joyful attitude while living the military life. I feel that. Take some of my joys for a spin today in…

3 min readJul 14, 2023

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Joy List #1: Read This for a Dose of Everyday Delight

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Aria Spears

Three Moves in One Year: Lessons Learned

“Packing Queen / young and sweet / just survi-iving …”

3 min readJun 21, 2023

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Three Moves in One Year: Lessons Learned

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Aria Spears

Eight Weeks into Parenthood

I expected pregnancy to be deeply spiritual. It wasn’t. It was deeply physical.

2 min readJun 21, 2023

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Eight Weeks into Parenthood

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Aria Spears

Does following Jesus mean you just pick up a lot more volunteer hours?

A story and some insights about following Jesus in 2022 and whether it means he just wants me to log my hours.

10 min readJul 15, 2022

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Does following Jesus mean you just pick up a lot more volunteer hours?

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Aria Spears

Aria Spears

Creating a media-literate spiritual practice to thrive in a digital world. Copywriter. Duke seminarian. Content strategist. Minister.

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