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October 2017

October 14, 2017

what airports in October teach me about compassion

For years I said that because breast cancer kept me from traveling to Africa, the...

October 11, 2017

four things every sexual trauma survivor needs to hear (**trigger warning**)

If you're a friend or a family member who's walking this road with someone who's...

October 10, 2017

for those who hurt so hard they cannot hope

Thoughts on hope as California's Wine Country burns.

October 09, 2017

Would you like to join the WELL launch team?

Would you like to be part of the WELL launch team? I'm looking for people...

August 2017

August 29, 2017

MAGA: How goodness makes us great again

Since Hurricane Harvey made landfall, I have been praying for Houston. I have been captivated...

July 2017

July 05, 2017

until we are all free

Yesterday, the U.S. celebrated Independence Day with barbecues, picnics, outdoor adventures, watermelon, ice cream and fireworks. Lots...

November 2016

November 21, 2016

day one in the dominican republic: sacrificing safe for sacred

I'm writing this from the Dominican Republic...the country that shares the island of Hispaniola with...

November 14, 2016

if you really want to help children in the developing world this Christmas: why Operation Christmas Child boxes do more harm than good

It's early to think about Christmas, I know, but there are already lots of efforts...

November 09, 2016

waking up on november 9th

I didn't watch the election results last night. Even though I didn't vote for him,...

November 02, 2016

what it ultimately means to follow Jesus in an election year

I am acutely aware of the angst, ire, frustration, fear, anger, uncertainty and dread that...

October 2016

October 30, 2016

If your heart is broken....if you feel like you can't breathe....if you wake up in...

October 21, 2016

how to help me celebrate my 10 year cancer anniversary

I was 27 years old when I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I'm 37 now....

October 20, 2016

on french presses and red doors

Yesterday I flew to Portland, Oregon, where I'll be officiating a friend's wedding on Saturday....

October 17, 2016

grandma’s gone

I found out on Tuesday that my grandma had cancer. Five days later, she died. Five...

October 10, 2016

this sky is rising

It's 5 a.m. and I'm up, at SFO, checked in for a flight that gets...

October 04, 2016

two simple questions and “the road back to you”

This past weekend I had the opportunity to speak at a church in Ohio about...

September 2016

September 29, 2016

but I say: why abortion’s not the only political issue that should matter to followers of Jesus

This week I re-posted an interview that Philip Yancey did that garnered national attention, in...

September 20, 2016

Skittles are candy. Refugees are people. (and other things that should go without saying)

I was as surprised as anyone that I woke up to the world going nuts...

September 12, 2016

september 12th: on the morning after

Yesterday my Facebook page blew up with hundreds of tributes and remembrances for the 15th...

September 06, 2016

kindnesses

"As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust, and hostility to evaporate." -...

September 03, 2016

labor (of love) day

Yesterday I wrote about how a free bowl of oatmeal and a suitcase that was...

September 02, 2016

what a free bowl of oatmeal taught me about healing the world

If you follow me on social media, you know that I fly a lot. One...

August 2016

August 31, 2016

how to listen to your life

Ohio Northern University applied for -- and received -- a grant to bring me to...

August 28, 2016

with us

I'm guest-lecturing at Ohio Northern University this week. This afternoon, I'm speaking at an event for...

August 24, 2016

the next chapter of my story

My journalism professor often told me, "Sarah, you're burying the lede!" when I put vital...

August 15, 2016

the overcoming of it

"Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of...

August 12, 2016

an ear for an ear leaves the whole world deaf

I spent the past ten days in Europe with my sister, visiting Paris, England, Northern...

July 2016

July 29, 2016

why our theology of women is holding America back

Last night Hillary Clinton made history by accepting the Democratic Nomination, which means she has...

July 19, 2016

say something

In airports and metro stations, I often see signs that say, "If You See Something,...

July 11, 2016

here & now

"How we live our days...is how we live our lives." -- Annie Dillard *** It...