Becca Stevens

Becca Stevens is an author, speaker, priest, social entrepreneur, founder and president of Thistle Farms. After experiencing the death of her father and subsequent child abuse when she was 5, Becca longed to open a sanctuary for survivors offering a loving community. In 1997, five women who had experienced trafficking, violence, and addiction were welcomed home. 20 years later, the organization continues to welcome women with free residences that provide housing, medical care, therapy and education for two years. Becca has been featured in the New York Times, on ABC World News and NPR, was recently named a 2016 CNN Hero and a White House “Champion of Change.” She has been conferred 2 honorary doctorates from Vanderbilt Divinity School and lives in Nashville, TN with her family.

Website URL: http://www.beccastevens.org/

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Love Heals on the Mountaintop

September 4, 2017 on by

Love Heals on the Mountaintop

September 4, 2017 on by

Up on the Mountaintop The storm is brewing in the mountaintop. Clouds become a stage for lightning dances. Thunder rolls in a distant Heaven.
Soaring above, predators scan meadows For the most vulnerable prey, Like I am searching the horizon for a thought. Moses saw God alongside hawks gliding on updrafts, Carrying lofty thoughts Where longings…

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