Our Real Work – July 13, 2020
It may be that when we no longer know what to do,we have come to our real workand when we no longer know which way to go,we have begun our real journey.The mind that is not baffled is not employed.The impeded stream is the one that sings. –Wendell Berry, “Our Real Work”
Am I the One?
I was living in Port-au-Prince in 2015 when Hurricane Matthew crashed into Haiti’s southern peninsula. News trickled in of the devastation, and my colleagues and I began gathering truckloads of food, medical supplies, and construction materials to send down with our team of volunteers. “Are you going with them?” A friend asked.“Oh no,” I said. […]
Come Alive – Jan. 28, 2020
“Don’t ask what the world needs, ask what makes you come alive and go do it, because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” –Howard Thurman
To Have a Call… – Jan. 27, 2020
“A call is like this: it’s up and down… and with age, comes perspective. You’ve heard the call and have answered. To have a call, and a community of people behind us, is all we can ask for.” –Rev. Fred Taylor Fred died this past November. He said this after I shared my call and vision […]