Learning Pastoral Care from the Animal Kingdom
Before seminary, my priest would often send me off to do children’s chapel. She made working with kids a requirement […]
Parenting
Building Bridges in Times of Tension
“But we already went to church today!” my son said plaintively. “That’s right,” I replied, but “it was my church;
Dr. Ford, Judge Kavanaugh, and Talking to the Children We Love
Editor’s Note: There is a sexual assault content warning for the following post. It was written yesterday in response to
I Spy a Giveaway!
A couple of weeks ago I laid down with my nine-year-old son to read Lindsay Hardin Freeman’s book The Spy
Another post about racism with a dose of hope
How do you begin to dismantle racism in our daily lives? Miriam writes about the challenge and the necessity of challenging and obliterating racism.
Bringing My Child on a Pilgrimage to South Africa
This past June I traveled on a pilgrimage to South Africa with 17 members of my church in Dallas. One
Resurrection, With Wounds
“Resurrection comes amid the deep loss that plunges us into darkness, when life hurts and makes no sense.” Br. Luke
Parenting Children to Grow Outside Our Comfort Zones
From the outside, our youngest daughter looks like a typical developing toddler. If you passed her in the store, you
Creating a Practical Response to the Bread Gospel
Today is the fourth Sunday in a row we’ve heard about bread in church. I am the bread of life, he
What does it mean to love Jonathan Myrick Daniels and those in our care?
O God of justice and compassion, you put down the proud and mighty from their place, and lift up the
