And Then They Grew Up…
And then they grew up, and each went off with their respective friends, and they came home with lots of candy. (Here’s what happens when your kids are old enough…
God Didn’t Create Any Ugly Humans
A prominent pastor and theologian spoke at length earlier this week about why God might make some people unattractive. He lumped together “ugliness” with disfigurement and disability and then went…
Grateful I Get to Do This Work
When I receive responses like this, I can only feel grateful that I get to do this work: “My daughter and I thoroughly enjoyed your weekend discussion. I left with…
Filled with the Fullness
A font of overflowing water. That’s the image that comes to mind when I read Ephesians 3 and Paul is praying that we could grasp the extent of God’s love…
S5 E5 | The Enneagram: A Tool for Healing with Suzanne Stabile
In a society filled with disconnect and division, how can the Enneagram guide us toward compassionate living within our communities? Suzanne Stabile, teacher and author of numerous books, including The…
We Are Not as Divided as We Think We Are
We are not as divided as we think we are. Climate Change Katharine Hayhoe, a climate scientist and an evangelical Christian, mentioned on a podcast that only 7 percent of…
3 Quirky Things About Me!
Three quirky things to know about me: My wardrobe is becoming entirely composed of white and navy blue. When I traveled to Florida to speak last weekend, I brought five…
Friday Favorites: The Best of Enemies
If you like true stories that are also inspirational and suggest that love really can overcome hatred and fear, you have to watch The Best of Enemies. The Best of…
Small Talk Book Birthday
I got to hold a baby yesterday. A bright-eyed baby who smells soft and sweet (I know—how does someone smell soft, but she really did) and who cries and grabs…
Why I Need to Follow Black Jesus
For years, the idea of “Black Jesus” confused me. I understood why we needed to subvert the all-too-familiar image of Jesus as blonde-haired and blue-eyed. Jesus was Jewish and grew…
