Penny’s Dance Fest
Penny performed on stage for the first time in three years this past weekend. And, as I often do in these moments, I held my breath in the audience. I…
Penny performed on stage for the first time in three years this past weekend. And, as I often do in these moments, I held my breath in the audience. I…
Our cultural imagination right now is being shaped by the lies and distortions of commercialism and materialism and violence. When we allow entertainment and productivity and consumer products and celebrity…
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that.” –Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Strength to Love I went…
To Be Made Well is now available as an audiobook, and I'm giving away a download. Here's how to enter the audiobook giveaway: Rate and review my Love Is Stronger…
Here are my top 5 recommendations of what to read or listen to from the past month that I shared in my monthly update (you can subscribe to the updates…
I forget sometimes that books used only to be read out loud. Before the advent of the printing press, before the vast majority of adults were able to read, even…
Who knew that To Be Made Well is a literal healing product? Kate Rademacher sent me this sweet email about reading the book: “I flew to Seattle last week and…
In the weeks leading up to William’s confirmation at church, we talked a lot about what it meant to stand up in front of a group of people and profess…
I’ve struggled a bit this past week to understand how much the Buffalo shooting should be understood in a wider context of racism in the United States. Esau McCaulley’s essay…
If you ever need a good ice breaker, you can say, "Tell me the story of one of your scars." People will tell you about accidents and injuries, both mild…