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Janell Downing

Janell Downing

Author, Portland, Oregon

Janell Downing lives in Portland, OR with her husband and two boys. She holds a BS in Theology & Music from Multnomah University and is currently on her way to become a Spiritual Director. She enjoys living a life of hospitality for weary travelers of the faith with books, movies, coffee, and music always close by. You can find more of her writing at Substack and Mockingbird.

Note: Biographical information was updated as of the latest contribution. Author profiles may not reflect author’s current employment, status, or location.

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By Janell Downing

Kneading Dough and Hearing Hearts

When sacred timing reveals God's presence

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Cheerfully Refusing in a Desolate Land

Learning to live into (and out of) consolation

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Prayer Types for Personality Types

Walking with saints in the shadowlands

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Automat (1927), Edward Hopper

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Annunciations and Resolutions

Opening to God in the New Year

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By Janell Downing

The Wisdom in Being a Nobody

Among the wreckage of our bruised and battered egos is a haze of grace

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Memorex ‘90: Normal Bias

You hear both, so that I can too

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