Oct 7, 2019 | Uncategorized
It was the fact that he wasn’t wearing shirt or shoes that first caught my attention, not the fact that he held something in his arms. After all, it’s not often you see a man walking the neighborhood barely dressed. Moments before I’d left the...
Apr 30, 2019 | Uncategorized
“Mommy, can you help me with my homework?” She waved her paper in the air, trying to get me to listen, but I wouldn’t have any of it. This is the question I hear almost every evening between 4 and 6 pm. And this is the child who would much rather...
Jun 26, 2018 | Communicate
During my sabbatical, I am glad to welcome Meagan Ruffing for a summer post. Meagan is a parenting journalist and mom to three kids, one of whom has special needs. She loves sharing what’s worked and hasn’t worked for her and her family while navigating the world...
Mar 28, 2018 | Communicate
A Christian community is therefore a healing community, not because wounds are cured and pains are alleviated, but because wounds and pains become openings or occasions for a new vision. Mutual confession then becomes a mutual deepening of hope, and shared weakness...