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October 2018

October 19, 2018

You Saw Me

O Lord, you see me and you know me, You saw me when I was...

October 16, 2018

The Holiest of Moments (and a Thank You, Carly Gelsinger)

For most of the world, it was just another Saturday in April. But for me,...

October 12, 2018

Holy Interruptions + Dr. King, Again

I can't seem to stop thinking about holy interruptions - perhaps because life, in general,...

October 09, 2018

Identifying Privilege, Circa Amy Julia Becker

It's no mistake that two friends, of two different perspectives, launched two very important books...

October 05, 2018

You Be You, You Do You

I heard a simple rabbinic story yesterday that stopped me in my tracks: "Before his death,...

October 02, 2018

Poetic, Prophetic Truth-telling with Natasha Sistrunk Robinson

Well friends, I've got a TREAT for you today. Oftentimes, learning to color outside the lines...

September 2018

September 28, 2018

The Rest of Us Get to Listen

I was in the seventh grade when a teacher asked me if I wanted to...

September 25, 2018

Here I am, Here’s What I’ve Got

We left town this weekend. I know, this is perhaps the most drab of opening...

September 19, 2018

What do you need?

I've been thick in the midst of copy edits for my book - which is...

September 14, 2018

Learning to Ask Good Questions, All Over Again

For a long time, I prided myself in my ability to ask good questions. Call...

September 11, 2018

A Little Bit of Self-Care (and Soul Care), Courtesy of April Yamasaki

As my friends over at Selfie podcast would say, lately I've been on a self-care...

September 07, 2018

Whatever, John MacArthur: You’ve Got the Wrong God

Christian Twitter was alive with conversation of social justice this last week, mostly because of...

September 04, 2018

The Power of Books With Book Mogul, Anne Bogel

It'd been awhile since I read a book that left me with a permanent smirk...

August 2018

August 31, 2018

Going Straight Through the Middle

Sometimes, parenting is hard. Scratch that. Most all of the time, parenting is hard. When...

August 28, 2018

When Your Three-Year Old Calls You a Servant (and Other Issues of Identity)

"Mama, you're a servant," my little boy said yesterday afternoon, as we held hands and...

August 24, 2018

A Tale of Mismatched Earrings and Merciful Kindness

A week or so ago, I walked past the kitchen counter and noticed a tangled...

August 21, 2018

Recognizing God’s Many Voices with Liz Ditty

When a friend launches their book into the world, I can't help but cheer them...

August 17, 2018

Basking in Surreal Moments

There are a thousand words I could use to describe the last couple of weeks...

August 14, 2018

Learning to Speak God, Alongside Jonathan Merritt

Sometimes, when my boys are feeling particularly silly, they'll change a word or two in...

August 10, 2018

Showing Kindness to Myself

When we found out we'd be moving back to the Bay Area in the middle...

August 07, 2018

Honoring a Myriad of Colors Alongside Patrice Gopo

One of the ways I continue to color outside of the lines is by seeking...

August 03, 2018

Christmas Carols in August, Paired With a Little Rohr

On Wednesday, the boys and I packed ourselves like sardines into the car and set...

July 2018

July 31, 2018

Raising Our Voices, Courtesy of Kathy Khang

I remember the first time my voice trembled, how thoughts inside my head seemed to...

July 27, 2018

Holy Interruptions (A Sermon, Part II)

Sometimes my words are found on the page. Sometimes they come out via a Janet...

July 24, 2018

Holy Interruptions (A Sermon, Part I)

Sometimes my words are found on the page. Sometimes they come out via a Janet...

July 20, 2018

The Pits of Moving and the Wisdom of Dr. King

If you've ever moved, you know that the whole thing is not exactly the most...

July 17, 2018

For the Love of Mr. Rogers

I've got to hand it to him. Mr. Rogers was a machine, in the kindest...

July 13, 2018

Learning to Color Outside the Lines

When I went to pick up my boys from Vacation Bible School at our little...

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