Be Kind to Yourself
Toward the end of his life, Henri Nouwen wrote these words, “Even though I often give in to the man...
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...
Shipwrecked
Our broken state invites us to feel and grieve, but we cannot stop there. Our ache, the willingness...
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...
Inner Workings
My kids love stories. I do, too. I am grateful for the stories I never would have discovered without...