When Disagreement Becomes Reality
Last week I looked across my teaching podium to my high school students and said, “I never thought a global pandemic would split churches, divide families, splinter relationships.” But it has. We can sit in the “How did we get here?” question, and that’s a good question to ask. But today I want to ask […]
Created For Connection, so Why Is It so Hard?
It’s not often that someone else gets it, I mean really gets it: the frequent power black outs, the elusive balance of attempting to go with the flow and yet still maintain some type of schedule for the sake of your own sanity. Even little things like the challenge of trying to keep shoes on […]
Jesus With Skin On + Overnight Pancakes
I recently read something on social media I posted 12 years ago. It said, “I’m thankful MLK had a dream…we get to live it without much hostility!” I believe my meaning behind it was that my dark-skinned husband and light-skinned self could be married and live happily without nearly as much hostility than if we’d […]
This Week’s Theme: First Things First
Let’s take a minute to step back from cancel culture, comment wars and splintered relationships. Let’s allow our hearts to rest and our scrolling cease as we remind ourselves about the “first-things-first” important perspectives we can all hold on to. Have you had to look across a table or a computer screen into the eyes […]