Here I Sit
I have spent my final year on the Board editing the column, “Here I Stand.” It has been a joy and a privilege to share the stories of my sister […]
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Facing Fear: A Review of Everything Happens for a Reason
The other day, after school pick-up, my daughter and I swung by the church I serve to quickly pick up something. Naturally, my daughter had to use the restroom. While […]
Mary, Full of Grace
“And Mary treasured all these words and pondered them in her heart.” ~ Luke 2:19 From the age of three I knew that I wanted to be a mother when […]
A Liturgy for Leaving
Like many 21st-century churches, the church I serve is a “nested” congregation: it has no building of its own, and rents space from another congregation. Some churches arrive at this […]
Healing and Hope: Carol Howard Merritt’s Healing Spiritual Wounds
Unlike Carol Howard Merritt, I grew up in a small, progressive American Baptist congregation. In my church life, I grew up in a place that invited questions, encouraged me to […]
A Hammock and a Window
I have a very un-humble confession to make: I adore the cover of my new book. When my publisher first sent me the image earlier this year, I’m pretty sure […]
Hope After the World Series
The world was turned upside down for Cubs fans this week. Since their last appearance in a World Series in 1945, one of the truisms of Cubs fanship has been […]
Healing Sanctuary
In the church parking lot, I was breathing deeply. I knew that going inside was something I needed to do, but I also knew that it would be hard. I […]
Keep Calm and Carry on with Hope
A little over a month ago a man named Thomas Eric Duncan was getting ready to leave Liberia for Dallas, Texas. Prior to departing he helped a neighbor get a […]
Shards of Hope
“Do you think that somehow God doesn’t already know? That you’ve pulled a fast one over on God? I don’t know a lot about you, but I know this: our […]
