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September 2018

September 13, 2018

Closer Than The Storm Could Ever Be

I've been watching weather updates this week about Florence, the hurricane that's hurtling toward the...

July 2018

July 31, 2018

Because Hard Times Require Furious Dancing.

Though we have encountered our share of grief and troubles on this earth, we can...

June 2018

June 13, 2018

…Stand Up Eight

A few days ago, I wrote about five ways to survive depression. The fifth suggestion...

June 09, 2018

What I Remember About Depression Was The Darkness. And The Friends Who Waded Through It To Get To Me.

There's an island called Depression. It's so dark, only the people who live there can...

May 2018

May 28, 2018

The Paris Spiderman: Being Hope To A World On The Edge

On Saturday afternoon in Paris, 22-year-old Mamoudou Gassama, a refugee from Mali, was on his...

May 11, 2018

The Book I Needed To Read But Couldn’t Find

One of the best pieces of writing advice I ever got was, "Write the book...

May 10, 2018

Twelve Years Ago Today I Almost Died.

Twelve years ago today I was lying in Yale-New Haven Hospital. It was the day...

April 2018

April 05, 2018

Bolder Than The Boulder

I woke up on Monday morning wondering what it means for us to live out...

March 2018

March 31, 2018

Sitting in Saturday

Every Easter weekend, people repeat that saying, “It’s Friday, but Sunday’s coming,” as if to...

March 07, 2018

Living In The Middle

Every story has a beginning. Every story has an ending. And every story has a...

January 2018

January 19, 2018

just one more time

It's right here, right in this moment, that we have an incredibly important choice to...

December 2017

December 07, 2017

stepping into South Sudan

Last night I ate my first meal in South Sudan, sitting across from a young...

December 06, 2017

where i’m going

South Sudan has the highest rates of malaria in sub-Saharan Africa, and the highest child...

November 2017

November 20, 2017

futbol and FIFA boys

“Okay,” I said. “If you show me where they are, I’ll buy you a FIFA...

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 10, 2016

this sky is rising

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

September 2016

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." -...

August 2016

August 28, 2016

with us

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

July 2016

July 19, 2016

say something

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

April 2016

April 11, 2016

to the man who called my Somali refugee girls “terrorists.”

Yesterday, I checked out of my hotel in downtown Chicago. I had a few hours...

March 2016

March 26, 2016

the day before resurrection

Every Easter weekend, people repeat that saying, “It’s Friday, but Sunday’s coming,” as if to...

March 22, 2016

sorrow, socks and the courage to try again

As I write this morning, I’m wearing a pair of white ankle socks that are...

March 17, 2016

…and then

So far, March hasn't been the best month of my life. I am behind on...

February 2016

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 16, 2016

do the thing

I spent my birthday (this past December) at a lodge in the Pacific Northwest. As...

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 10, 2016

known, loved, wanted, precious & free

Last week I offered to pray for people every day for the next 30 days,...