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November 2016

November 19, 2016

Rescuing Small and Huddling Things from Adversarial Protectiveness

I can't remember precisely what his answer was, but it was not the enthusiastic one...

June 2016

June 29, 2016

Curing the Hungry, Feeding the Sick: Caring For Your Mentally Ill Friends, Part II

Let us imagine a feast. And let us imagine someone too mentally ill to...

April 2016

April 14, 2016

Teach Us To Pray…But Be Gentle: Prayer and Mental Illness

So, God said to Job, everything’s over and you need to pray for your friends...

March 2016

March 08, 2016

Tuesday Lenten Reflection IV, Reaching Out Amidst Betrayal: Why Christians Stay

“This is the what makes Christians walk away.” I was talking to a...

February 2016

February 23, 2016

Tuesday Lenten Reflection II: Living With Others in Pain

In my prior Lenten post, I discussed Nouwen’s idea that the way to deal with loneliness...

January 2016

January 26, 2016

Our Hearts Are Deadly Until They Find Rest In You

The most perilous place for each of us is the desert within our own hearts;...

December 2015

December 15, 2015

The Company of Hope

“As I breathe, I hope.” Cicero We all know that this isn’t a pleasant time...