“Good morning, Revolution: You're the very best friend I ever had. We gonna pal around together from now on.” -Langston Hughes Some …
my window prayer for belonging
“This is how much God loved the world: He gave his Son, his one and only Son. And this is why: so that no one need be destroyed; by believing in him, …
why you need to be loved more than you deserve
Everyone is a big liar about turning forty. It isn't the new thirty, or even the new thirty-five. It is forty, and it may take me a while to get used …
hey grieving heart
Hey there, grieving heart, I see you.I know you by sight and by feel and by smell. I have held you shaking in my arms, salty tears streaming down my …
on race, church, diversity, and all the love
For a long time now, a few thoughts have rolled about in my head, like a heavy load in the trunk of your car, waiting for a hard right turn to thump …
the lantern of friendship
Last night we gathered to celebrate Gibson.We carried in plates of crackers and cheese, bottles of lemonade, pans and bowls full of food, and then we …
chinese spaghetti
Yesterday I drove to central Austin to pick up a Chinese woman we are hosting in our home this week.I was a little nervous.I really knew very little …
the debt of grace
Sometimes my friend Amelia lets the Lady hold her wedding ring. There are a lot of ways to bond with a four year old girl, but this by far has proven …
