Writings & Ruminations

After the Election

After the election, I will get up and go to work. I will work to help women who are incarcerated, on the streets, trafficked, addicted, and searching for hope. No...

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Hope, shiny rocks, and kind strangers

There is a miracle that happens when people offer tiny droplets, bits of rich soil, and seeds of hope. Something stunning begins to grow.

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Grace to Keep Going

I am not sure why exactly, but I knew that grace, like mercy, falls on the just and unjust. I found comfort in changing the phrase so that when I witnessed...

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We Can Do Better Than Being Civil

Civility seems like a low bar for our common life together, and yet it also seems that often we can’t even reach that. We struggle to be kind to one...

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Beauty & Love in Brokenness

I love stained glass. I love the artistry, the history embedded in small fragments we piece together, and how it calls us into prayer. But when I walked into a...

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#ChurchToo

The latest incarnation of #metoo unfolded recently at a megachurch in Chicago, and my thoughts have been with the woman who brought her dark secret to light. I am in awe...

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The Peace That Passes Understanding: An Easter Message

“Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb...” — John 20:1

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The Beloved Community

At this time of year we remember those who have paid the way and given their lives to the work of justice like Douglass & Martin Luther King, Jr. Each day...

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Embody Love

We all need to be safe and grounded in our actual body if we want to be at peace in our work or home life.

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God Will Make Time

It is a misconception that the stress we feel today is because of the current pace of life, the spread of technology, or the political turmoil we see around us...

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Love's Humility, Courage, & Compassion: Holy Week

A sweet reminder from a photoshoot we did a few years ago “But whoever wishes to be great among you must be your servant, and whoever wishes to be first...

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Serve This Faith: A Commencement Message

It’s hard to entrust our faith to another generation, as happy and thankful as we are for their willingness to pick up their cross and follow love!  It’s always been...

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New Visions for Christmastide

I believe our work is to keep the spirit of peace on earth and goodwill toward humanity alive and well. I also believe we must allow the reality of life...

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