Waiting with the Unknown
I imagine you’ve had this experience: You make a plan and then watch it fall apart. That happened to me this week. I had my Advent blog series all planned out. I started with this idea of writing about Jesus’ challenging messages, and posted for two weeks on that....
It Won’t Be Over Tomorrow
Voting in the US presidential election takes place—or, more realistically, concludes—tomorrow. Messages about voting have inundated our lives. More people are voting early than ever before, but every vote matters. If you haven’t yet voted, I trust you plan to do so...
From Busyness to Being
Nine days ago, I participated in an online Big Event with the Presbyterian church in Arizona and southwest New Mexico. I’d been invited to co-lead a Psalming Our Disorientation prayerful writing workshop with a friend. The workshop went well, and I also appreciated...
Celebrate Anyway
Yesterday we went to visit our Venezuelan friend at the Eloy Detention Center. She celebrated her birthday last week. We sent her a card and spoke to her on the phone, but it’s always better to see someone in person, and I can imagine it’s tough to be in a mood to...
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