Lately, we’ve been spending some time at the park downtown. One day, I walked around with R for a while with cookies to share. On another, we were spreading the word about an emergency shelter, because it was to be very cold that night. Most recently, it’s been showing up with pizza on Saturday evenings, [...]

One night recently, I woke up four or five times with anxiety, and I did some combination of meditation and prayer each time. The anxiety began to lift by morning. I am so grateful that, instead of being alone on my zafu (meditation cushion), I am in the loving arms of my Brother. It makes [...]

Dear Brian McLaren,

I woke up this glorious inaugural morning–when he-who-must-not-be-named is leaving the white house, and a man who is beloved, who offers hope and change, takes his place–I woke up to your invitation to the Mobilization to End Poverty. And I was sad.

I opened the email with a tiny little spark of hope, that you would ask us to look into our hearts and find ways we better love one another.

On the Emergent Village weblog today, we get a taste of what emerging Christians in Broward County, Florida are doing. One of the members left a “mega-church” to start a church community. I clicked over, and was really excited by what I found. I wished y’all were here so I could say “Look!” And I [...]

I never lied to my kids about Santa. They asked me if Santa was real, and I said Yes! They asked who he was, and I said he was a pretend guy, an idea that inspires us to be kind and generous and give people presents on Christmas. Those kids are grown now, so the [...]

I used to live for Christmas. It was the one time of year my family seemed to be on the same page. My dad loved Christmas and he and I would put the lights up and make sure everything was just perfect. It was the one time of the year I could count on for [...]

I tend to look at life through a completely different lens than everyone else. I guess I’m the conservative one here, as I tend to believe scripture literally - that if God says something is wrong or a sin, I believe it; if Jesus says that salvation is only for those who call on his [...]

In Tony Jones’ blog on BeliefNet, he posted a video of famous atheist Penn Gillette talking about being given a bible by a Christian man. Penn says the guy was really nice, and twice mentions that he looked him “right in the eyes.” He has a lot of respect for the guy, because if you [...]

I hear the word Intolerance tossed out in the media a lot these days. People accusing others of being intolerant because they don’t agree with their beliefs. So I visited the pages of my dictionary to find the true meaning of Intolerance . Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary defines Intolerance as: Unwilling to grant or share [...]

In that day, says the Lord, I will assemble the lame, I will gather the outcast and those whom I have afflicted: I will make the lame a remnant, and the outcast a strong nation:So the Lord will reign over them in Mount Zion From now on, even forever.
I read these words and see so [...]