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...
Baby Steps on a Long Journey
On Tuesday, Henry and I, along with a deacon who works with Henry on the border, went to the first hearing for our young Venezuelan friend in the Eloy Detention Center. It felt like taking baby steps, because the lawyer (hired by Cruzando Fronteras) told us that this...
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