the best of us and the worst of us
we act our bestwhen we know we need to and it’s not completely a lie but rather an appearance that only shows the things we are most proud of in ourselves. so at work at events in conversations...
View Articlethe ways of the king and the kingdom
He’s stressed about work and life and pressure and as we pray for each other he uses the words “on the chopping block.” I’m waking up in the middle of the night thinking about what has to be done,...
View Articlejust right, right now
I have this great desire to look you square in the eyes in the way that looks beyond and through your eyes to those places where you are asking questions raising doubts blaming yourself doubting your...
View Articlewaiting to see
We can’t bare it anymore. We are waiting to see what you do and we are waiting to see how you move forward. Your self-definitions based on hatred and bigotry and xenophobia don’t resonate with us...
View Articlecarry on, warrior
“People hurt the things they fear,” has become for me one of the most haunting lines of Glennon Doyle Melton’s not-so-new book. And I’ve tried about ten times now to type out how Carry On Warrior has...
View ArticleLord willing, we won’t keep growing
Our Jackson Home posted a piece I wrote reflecting on this year’s Remember Me Walk for survivor’s of homicide loss. This group is astounding to me, and I’ve copied some of the post below with a link to...
View Articleyou will go to church tomorrow
About five years ago, I sat next to her the morning she was trying church again. I understand why she had quit trying altogether up until now…the threats and the punches from her husband, the need to...
View Articlean open letter to my students
An Open Letter to My Students on the Eve of the Orlando Shooting. June 12, 2016 Dear Students, You likely woke up today as I did: late. You may or may not have turned on the news as is my morning...
View Articlethis specific corner; that specific room
It ordinarily ends in this specific corner of that specific room. The very first evening ended in that space; this one did too. Time lies but this corner does not. Suddenly new yet very familiar....
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