At the beginning of each day, you step into the world and, if you’re lucky, you avoid the news and the bickering and the sensational soundbites. You step across the remains of yesterday with a mug of comfort in your hands and you avoid that one floorboard that creaks when the weather slides just …
I Went to Congressman Jeff Fortenberry’s Town Hall Meeting
I went to Congressman Jeff Fortenberry's Town Hall Meeting. I'd met the congressman before, but this time was different. About seven years ago, H and I went to one of those fundraising banquets for a local faith-based organization. H was there to give the invocation, and we were seated at the …
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How to Be a Revolutionary, in Any Age
Remember that time I was a guest on Ann Bogel's podcast, "What Should I Read Next?" In that episode, Ann told me it seemed I like to read books with a strong female character as the lead. I hadn't thought about it before then, but when I made an assessment of the books I'd told her were some of my …
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How to Breathe a Deep Sigh in a Crazy World
I guess I've never said this to you before, but I've always thought I'd like the spaces I invite you to share with me to feel like a deep sigh. A place to catch your breath. Even when we're working our way through tough topics, I want you to feel safe, welcomed, held, and honored. You …
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I Almost Voted for Donald Trump
This is a repost, on inauguration day. I woke up thinking about it, so here it is. Remember when I told you about driving across the rural Midwest, through what seemed to be a tunnel constructed of towering Trump/Pence signs? Remember how I told you how much it terrified me to be there? How I had …
Three Things I’m Doing to Keep Life Calm
On the treadmill this morning, I started to say to myself, something that sounded like, "I'm so glad 2016 is gone, gone, gone. 2016 sucked!" But then I looked around me and something about seeing all of those people at the gym, early in the morning—huffing and puffing, sprinting and loping, lifting …
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