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June 2021

June 09, 2021

Wait, Pray, Ask: 3 Steps to Healthy Communication in Marriage

"What do you want me to do for you?" Jesus asked him. The blind man...

June 04, 2021

3 Things We Took for Granted Before 2020

1. Sharing Meals Together Before COVID, we had friends over to eat on a regular...

June 01, 2021

When You Mess Up, Just Keep Going

I learned a valuable lesson from an ink splat in the middle of a portrait...

May 2021

May 28, 2021

3 Good Ways to Be Like Little Children

And he said: "Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children,...

May 26, 2021

Harriet Tubman: 2 Lessons From Her Life

As a child I thought the Underground Railroad was a literal underground railroad, but instead,...

May 13, 2021

A Fresh Perspective From the Apostle Paul

In the letters to the Corinthians, Paul is challenging us to see things from a...

May 10, 2021

Religion Without Humanity: A Lesson From Sojourner Truth

Sojourner's Wisdom Religion without humanity is very poor human stuff. —Sojourner Truth So many Americans...

May 06, 2021

Crazy About the Children: Mamaw’s Drawers

Mother's Day Thoughts As Mother's Day approaches, I have been thinking about my mother and...

April 2021

April 30, 2021

God Brings Good out of Trouble

“Because of the oppression of the weak and the groaning of the needy, I will...

April 23, 2021

Whatever You Do, Do It for Love

Jesus, always loving and full of joy, taught and shared his stories lavishly as he...

April 20, 2021

A Path to Loving God: 3 Places to Start

Spending time in nature can be a path to loving people and loving God more....

April 16, 2021

First Ramadan Meal in Cyprus

After a few weeks of settling into our new home on the island of Cyprus,...

April 12, 2021

Love Instead of Fear

Hemingway in a Muslim University I have a confession to make: I had never read...

April 09, 2021

Hope In Christ: God’s Future Plans

Emily Dickinson wrote, "Hope is the thing with feathers." I love that poem. I picture...

April 06, 2021

Don’t Worry: Lessons From the Birds

Sometimes I think creatives like me have a extra talent for worry. Our tendency to...

March 2021

March 30, 2021

Easter Is About Love and New Life: A Childlike Faith

Easter reminds us of the love of God and new life. I don't claim to...

March 26, 2021

Rock Climbing for Grandmothers: Focus on the Goal

A family trip to Red River Gorge, a famous rock-climbing spot in Kentucky, reminded me...

March 15, 2021

Praying and Protesting in the Black Lives Matter Uprisings of 2020

Praying, preaching and protesting fill the lives of the beautiful women I am blessed to...

March 13, 2021

Modern Day Good Samaritan and Merton’s Epiphany

How would Jesus tell the story of the Good Samaritan if he were incarnate...

March 08, 2021

COVID Stress Dreams, Thanksgiving and a Prayer

This story is based on memories from last year when my 90-year-old mother contracted COVID-19....

March 05, 2021

Smiles Make All the Difference

It was January of 2011, and I was enjoying my teaching position at a University...

March 03, 2021

Grief Is a Wolf: A Meditation on Grief

“You do not want to leave too, do you?” Jesus asked the Twelve. Simon...

February 2021

February 27, 2021

Jesus Was a Refugee: Two Nighttime Flights

She was a refugee from Syria, a beautiful young woman, dressed in black from head...

February 22, 2021

Grace or Sacrifice?

“Lots of people in the churches around here are offering animal sacrifices,” a lady in...

February 18, 2021

The Art of Unity: Peacemaking Through Painting

Unity seems to be in short supply in 2021. I don't know what the...

February 15, 2021

Black History Month and Wisdom from Lincoln

The combination of President's Day and Black History Month reminded me of s special presentation...

February 12, 2021

A Comedian at the Mosque: The Challenges of Peacemaking

“Right in the middle of it all, there’s this random white family! What in the...

February 08, 2021

Flying Kites Created From Garbage: A Mozambique Story

Flying Kites Created From Garbage in Mozambique I just heard Kirk scream—the kite string broke,...

February 05, 2021

Celebrate the Good Times: Remember the Toads

Too often, I forget to celebrate the good times in life. I focus on the...

January 2021

January 29, 2021

But Some Lived in Mud Huts: What Is Our Responsibility to the Poor?

But Some Lived in Mud Huts I don’t know what I was expecting when I...

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