I have a large, framed charcoal drawing of my father on my living room wall. It was […]
Commentary
Learning from the Difference
The 2016 election has split my Christian circles into three major groups. […]
Starting at Home
I stopped by last week, just for a minute. I needed to be sure she was all right, adjusting well to her new environment, feeling more settled, less anxious. […]
Before You Exit, Ensure You’re in the Right Seat
Leadership consultant Jim Collins, author of Good to Great, says that to ensure success leaders must not only get the right people on the bus, but those people must be in the right seats. […]
When the One Who Helped Save You from Yourself Dies
I might not be working here if not for Lani Porter, one of the most grace-filled women […]
Compass Bearings: Grace and Truth
In John 1:14 we read that Jesus came, full of grace and truth. That balance can be elusive for his followers, but it is who we are at our best as imitators of Christ. […]
Resurrection Life in a Culture of Meme and Meh
You might remember McKayla Maroney from the 2012 Summer Olympics. She was favored to win the individual women’s vault […]
Good Place, Bad Directions
I’ve been pleasantly surprised by NBC’s odd duckling of an afterlife sitcom, The Good Place, featuring Kristen Bell as a wayward soul in need of moral rehab […]
The Voice That Speaks to Women
Sarah Monson is the worship arts minister at NewDay Covenant Church in Rochester, Minnesota. This open letter was original published on her blog, The Worthy People Project. (An open letter to Dr. Jacobson, a plastic surgeon in Rochester, Minnesota) Dear […]
The Whole Gospel
At ten years old, I was so excited to be heading 300 miles away from home all by myself. […]
In the Ashes
On August 22, 2001, lightning struck our home in Oak Park, Illinois. […]
Heaven’s Noble Refugee
Dennis Moon’s hymn “For Mary, Joseph, ’Twas No Place,” provided me a theme for this article. […]