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

Ty in Manufacturing (Photo Credit: Peggy Napier) I was recently given the assignment to interview one of the amazing survivor leaders at Thistle Farms, and I am so grateful to be...

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...

Abi, the Director of Thistle Farms Global, just returned from the Syrian Refugee Camp in Ritsona, Greece, where the women of The Welcome Project are still leading with strength, grace, and hope in...

Mark 9:2-9: We hear the story of the Transfiguration twice a year in church. The first is the last Sunday of Epiphany and then again at the feast of the transfiguration...

If you take anything away from this—take this: speak the words of God when you need to. Preach through your deeds. And every now and then, for the love of...

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.

Recently, I was sitting in the airport, and the departure board flashed the saddest word of all: "Delayed." Nothing else in my day was delayed but the flight. Not the speech,...

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...

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...

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...

Sometimes in the middle of Nashville, TN, when the air is thin and the nights are long, I can picture an African Sky over the Kalahari Desert.

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...

There are all kinds of people helping us, but no one can know what we feel when we push our own babies out into the world. Since that initial moment,...

In the midst of a crazy, busy world that discards and destroys, today I want to stop and look at an old earring tree.

There is a miracle in overcoming hardships and still finding space for creativity.The world can inflict so much on women, especially those who know the violence and vulnerability of poverty.

As a survivor myself, and a leader with more than 25 years of experience in this field, I’m here to assure you that the greatest sexual abuse and trafficking threats...