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February 2020

February 20, 2020

Reading with Intention During Black History Month!

If you've been around these parts for awhile, you know that I commit to only reading black...

February 18, 2020

Hallelujah (Lynn Domina)

It’s time again for another Tuesday installment in the guest post series, “Listen, Learn and...

February 11, 2020

Listening to Our Bodies (Stephanie Graney)

It's time again for another Tuesday installment in the guest post series, “Listen, Learn and...

February 06, 2020

Here I am. Here’s What I’ve Got.

A homily on Luke 2:22-40, given at Trinity Church on February 2, 2020. Enjoy!  As I thought...

February 04, 2020

Setting the Table for Others (Jonathan Puddle)

I’ve got the fourth in a guest post series called “Listen, Learn and Listen Some More.”...

January 2020

January 28, 2020

No Big Deal (Catherine Hervey)

I've got the third in a new guest post series called “Listen, Learn and Listen Some...

January 21, 2020

Listening Without an End in Mind (Nicole T. Walters)

This week brings the second in a new guest post series called “Listen, Learn and Listen...

January 14, 2020

You Sit on My Heart (Andrew Taylor-Troutman)

As promised, this week starts a new guest post series under the theme of "Listen,...

January 06, 2020

An Invitation to Listen, Learn & Listen Some More

A couple of nights ago, the four of us sat around the scratched and worn...

December 2019

December 18, 2019

Let’s talk about race …with kids: who are you? (3 of 5)

A lot of the work I do is around equipping parents and caregivers to talk...

December 13, 2019

When Hope & Pain Intermingle in Our Souls

Hope. It's a thing with feathers, or so Emily Dickinson once wrote. It can be a...

December 10, 2019

Let’s talk about race …with kids: books & television (2 of 5)

A lot of the work I do is around equipping parents and caregivers to talk...

October 2019

October 26, 2019

Let’s talk about race …with kids: engage now (1 of 5)

A lot of the work I do is around equipping parents and caregivers to talk...

October 21, 2019

See ya, John MacArthur. We women aren’t going home anytime soon.

Yesterday, I stood on stage at a Covenant church in Santa Cruz, California and preached...

October 14, 2019

To the Conversation!

Ever since my book came out, I started adding a new word to my bio: conversationalist. In...

October 08, 2019

When There Isn’t a Better Benediction

The scene looked rather familiar: with less than twenty minutes to go before the Sunday...

October 04, 2019

Choosing Life in the Midst of Online Connections

It happened again the other day: when a friend call me on the phone and...

October 01, 2019

Kindness – On Earth, As It Is In Heaven

We talk a lot about kindness in our house. Just last night, my oldest son...

September 2019

September 17, 2019

Ripping Off Book Covers So We Might See Our Stardust Selves

I did it again the other day: I judged a book by its cover. I...

September 10, 2019

Rewriting and Renaming the Silence

As I sit down to write today, I can't help but notice the quiet that...

September 07, 2019

Camp Out in the Land of Joy

Perhaps like you, my personality has often been marked by joy. When I was in...

September 04, 2019

Write Down

When my boys went back to school a couple of weeks ago, my excitement was...

August 2019

August 30, 2019

Martha, Martha, Martha + New Meanings of Love

Yesterday afternoon, the boys and I sat in a circle on the living room floor....

August 27, 2019

Recognizing All Those Present Lines, Says Mihee Kim-Kort

Oh friends, have I got a TREAT for you today. I'm only a couple of...

August 20, 2019

Beating Hearts, Pumping Blood Vessels & Glorious Stamps of Humanity

When I was a little girl, I thought all my teachers lived in their classrooms....

August 13, 2019

Guess What? We’re Invited and We Get to Invite, Says Leslie Verner

Oh friends, today's author is not only one of my favorite humans on the Internet,...

August 06, 2019

Truly, All Shall Be Well (Reminds Catherine McNiel)

Well friends, it's not everyday that you get to highlight ANOTHER friend: Catherine McNiel is...

July 2019

July 30, 2019

A Novel of Searching for Peace Amidst the Memories? Sign Me Up, Shawn Smucker

Sometimes the writing world is vicious, with a tendency to not believe there's room enough...

July 23, 2019

The Healing Superpowers of Friendship, Thanks to YA Author Mitali Perkins

Oh friends, once again, I've got a TREAT for you: Mitali Perkins is a friend...

July 16, 2019

Heather Day, Leading the Charge With Confessions of a Christian Wife

Friends, you are in for a Tuesday treat of treat. Heather Thompson Day is a...

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