We Begin Again
Today we are persons broken, families, neighbors, and a nation horribly divided, a global community in crisis. Every day I have choices. Who I pray for, how I spend my money, how I am with the other I encounter, where I give my free time and energy, what I aspire to, where I find my […]
We Are All Flawed – Jan. 11, 2020
“We are all flawed and all human. We all have made mistakes and harmed others. We will again. We find it easier to practice forgiveness when we can recognize that the roles could have been reversed. Each of us could have been the perpetrator rather than the victim. Each of us has the capacity to […]
The Need for Spiritual Medicine – Aug. 24, 2020
“Here on this side of eternity, we are asked to survive unsurvivable loss, and times of wailing, gnashing of teeth, heartbreak. It’s not a good system. If I was God’s West Coast representative, a job for which I am uniquely suited, I would have created an easier way through life, a way that made more […]
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. […]