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April 2018

April 21, 2018

Without the Earth, We’d Be Nothing

"But every once in a while, with a basket in hand, or a peach or...

March 2018

March 06, 2018

We Still Need the Delight of God

In today’s America, we see the face of politicians more than anyone else, because we...

January 2018

January 31, 2018

Careful, Your Misogyny is Showing

“I want to come home to a home cooked dinner at six every...

January 17, 2018

The Fight is Not With Each Other

A few months ago, I spent a weekend at a retreat in the mountains of...

November 2017

November 30, 2017

I’m Tired of Being Afraid of Older White Men

I stood in line at the grocery store, the ten things or less aisle, with...

October 2017

October 09, 2017

Why Every Day is Indigenous Peoples’ Day

Step out and beyond. There are invisible realities in the world, stories the history...

October 04, 2017

Redeeming the Bible From American Evangelicalism

We go to an Anglican church now. Every Sunday, worship is infused with the...

September 2017

September 18, 2017

Our Good Intentions Aren’t Enough Anymore

When power and privilege make our decisions and control our actions, sometimes our good intentions...

August 2017

August 15, 2017

A Letter to My Christian Sisters

Sisters, I want you to know how strong you are. Growing up in the church,...

June 2017

June 20, 2017

God For Those Still Holding On

Taste and see that the Lord is good. This word is not for the faint...

June 17, 2017

IDENTITY CRISIS: on faith, color & call

FAITH. Last week when my husband and I took a trip to a small lake...

June 05, 2017

WHY I STILL CALL GOD “FATHER”

When I first came to my current church, I noticed that in many worship songs,...

June 01, 2017

CHRISTIANS, IT’S TIME TO APOLOGIZE TO CREATION

This is beyond that glass bottle that wasn't recycled last week. It is beyond the...

May 2017

May 10, 2017

DEAR PRESIDENT TRUMP: an honest day’s work

Dear President Trump, Today we worked in our garden. It's an honest day's work, fit...

May 04, 2017

DEAR PRESIDENT TRUMP: be a minister

Dear President Trump, I'm writing to you today about your role as a minister. Please hear...

April 2017

April 18, 2017

DEAR PRESIDENT TRUMP: a few notes on how to be a man

Dear President Trump, When I was nine, my father left our family. I was young,...

April 04, 2017

DEAR SYRIA: the worst apology

Dear Syria, I admit that growing up as an everyday American, I did not...

March 2017

March 27, 2017

Practicing Parenthood In a Time of Chaos

During long drives in the car, I've had some difficult conversations with my boys about justice,...

March 23, 2017

EASTER & BEYOND: the cross as crossing over

cross: to start one place and get to the other side When I was young, I...

March 20, 2017

The Truth About Your Story Is That The World Needs To Hear It

When I began my blog five years ago, I named it Stories because I needed a...

March 15, 2017

Defining Myself Without Fear

Photo by Amy Paulson Photography I’ve never been one for confrontation. My need for inner...

March 07, 2017

DEAR PRESIDENT TRUMP: The Reason I Write

Dear President Trump, Every Tuesday now, I gather with my boys (so far) at a...

February 2017

February 06, 2017

ROOM AT THE TABLE: the church & Native American spirituality

“Healing is impossible in loneliness; it is the opposite of loneliness. Conviviality is healing. To...

February 01, 2017

DEAR PRESIDENT TRUMP: the immigrant at your table

Dear President Trump, Last Thanksgiving, we had a dear friend over for lunch. She'd never...

January 2017

January 30, 2017

HE OVERTURNED TABLES: Jesus’ Teaching on Responsibility and Blame

Diffusion of Responsibility: simply put, when a task is placed before a group of people,...

January 12, 2017

DEAR PRESIDENT TRUMP: a promise for your coming inauguration & presidency

Dear President Trump, As a new era begins in your life, so it begins...

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