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May 2018

May 15, 2018

Where Is God When We Hurt The Most?

I spent the weekend speaking at the Bent Not Broken conference, a gathering of cancer...

October 2017

October 21, 2017

patients kept coming. and patients kept dying.

Just like that, as I stood there watching, the man’s soul left his body. He...

October 17, 2016

grandma’s gone

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

July 2016

July 19, 2016

say something

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

May 2016

May 30, 2016

making it through

I was on chemotherapy during the summer of 2007. My mom went to church one...

February 2016

February 29, 2016

the last hug

In mid-January I learned that my grandpa, who lives in Maine, was diagnosed with Stage...

February 28, 2016

when your heart is broken

I wrote this, from experience, for Todd DeKryger's family and friends.....and all of you who...

February 26, 2016

good and faithful

I am heartbroken this morning. Todd DeKryger, a physician assistant and the medical director of...

February 23, 2016

little

This past weekend, I spoke at a large church in Milwaukee. There was a service...

February 10, 2016

être vide: thoughts on ash wednesday

Yesterday I flew from Rochester to South Bend, IN, where I'm spending 3 days at...

January 2016

January 28, 2016

than the storm could ever be

A few days ago, I got word that my grandpa's cancer is advancing faster than...

November 2015

November 27, 2015

for kristin

My friend Kristin died of breast cancer on Wednesday night. Here's a piece I wrote...

October 2015

October 20, 2015

nobody said: notes about culture shock

I spent the weekend with dear friends. This morning, they dropped me off at the airport so...

October 04, 2015

the gift of not nailing it

It's my last day in Africa. I'm staying at a little motel right on...

September 2015

September 22, 2015

(still)

Yesterday was my first day back at work, post-malaria. When I got malaria, I was in...