Over the next few months, I'll be contributing two reflections each month to a new-to-me online community called Life for Leaders. Life for Leaders is an online project of the Max De Pree Center for Leaders and Fuller Theological Seminary. I'm honored to have been invited to write for this …
A Prayer for the Girlfriends Among Us
This is a prayer for the girlfriends among us, Lord. You knew we'd need each other and that we would rock the whole girlfriend thing. So, thank You for the friends who have our back and rub our feet and Vox or text at just the right time with just the right words. You knew we'd thrive with the …
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The Sacred Work of an Honest Apology
On June 26, 2015, George Robertson, senior pastor at First Presbyterian Church in Augusta, Georgia, wrote an essay entitled, “We, and Our Fathers, Have Sinned.” The article was reprinted on August 3, 2015, at the Gospel Coalition. Here’s an excerpt: As white members and leaders of evangelical …
Staying Focused, Even When We Disagree
My friend Kristi Atkinson once wrote an article offering "Five Prompts for Praying the News." In that article, the first prompt Kristi suggested, when engaging with news that elicits a strong reaction, is to offer our reaction to God. In other words, when we read or hear a story on the news that …
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Year of Delight: A Book Club #ForwardFeature With Osheta Moore
Osheta Moore is the founder of Shalom in the City, a community for those who want to be peacemakers. She's got a new podcast in the works, so find and follow her now—that you won't miss a beat once that podcast goes live (all links are at the end of this post). I'm happy to feature Osheta here, …
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Tearing Down Walls
When I was two years old, my family moved to a new town in New Jersey. My parents opened up the Yellow Pages in search of a church to attend and decided on the Baptist church. I imagine they dressed me in my Sunday best, including patent-leather shoes and white tights or ankle socks, backed the car …