Showing Up for Your Story
My niece played Ariel in her high school musical this spring. Little girls twirled around the lobby...
Rebels and Sojourners
C.S. Lewis classifies humans as rebels who must lay down our arms. The depth to which our heart crie...
The Myth of Courage
When I was a boy, I raced through the woods behind my grandmother’s house with a stolen butter knife...
Alive with Heart
If you are reading this, you are alive. Life in and of itself is a miracle. None of us have the powe...
On Sons and Porn (Part 2)
I posted "On Sons and Porn" (click here) last week. There are no formulas or fail-safe how-to’s to s...
On Sons and Porn
She walked into my office quietly, a contrast from her normal cheerful state. I had seen her for oth...
Shipwrecked
Our broken state invites us to feel and grieve, but we cannot stop there. Our ache, the willingness...
Marriage Leaves a Mark
Black stains adorned my hands as I typed. No metaphor there. Years ago I pulled into Panera on my wa...
Back to Middle School
Shame hinders our ability to be fully alive as ourselves, as if there were any other way. (Click her...
Start with Shame
"The Glory of God is man fully alive.” -Saint Irenaeus When was the last time you were fully...