
Presence Over Perfection
For years, I worked diligently to be perfect – the perfect employee; the perfect pastor; the perfect therapist; the perfect...
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Waymarking and the Art of Waymaking
Long before GPS and step-counting apps, travelers relied on waymarks to guide them along unknown roads —simple stones, painted...
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My Summer Tech Detox: Lessons Learned
This summer, I did a thing.
I unplugged.
Not entirely, and not forever—but enough to feel it. Enough to notice how...
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Forgiveness and Reconciliation: Space for Both, but Not Always
I have recently been giving a great deal of thought and consideration to the application and understanding of Forgiveness and...
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Collective Effervescence and the Need for Community
There’s a sacred energy that fills the air when we gather—when voices rise in song, when laughter echoes at shared tables, when...
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Joy Comes in the Morning…not happiness
For many years, I used the descriptors of Happiness and Joy interchangeably, as if each held the same weight as the other. But,...
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The Secular and the Sacred
During the benediction on my last Sunday in pulpit ministry, I said to the congregation that there’s a good chance that one day,...
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Living a Faithful and Patriotic Life
As I sat watching fireworks from the safety of my home on July 4th, reflecting on the week’s headlines, I found myself thinking...
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