Category: Blog

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Making Memories

Tomorrow morning, my husband and I will be helping our oldest daughter move into her dorm room at Queen’s University here in Kingston, Ontario. It

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Saved by Work

Elizabeth and I met in 2018 in Louisville, Kentucky, where we gathered for our creative writing program’s spring residency. Having been first introduced virtually by a

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Being Right & Being Holy

I like being right. Luckily, I’m right a lot. Just ask me and I’ll tell you it’s true. Or you can ask my husband. He’ll tell you

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Chuuurch!

I grew up playing all kinds of quirky games to pass the time on family road trips. One that was almost certainly unique to our

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Rise Up

Sometimes we lose. We lose loved ones. We lose jobs. We lose health. We lose dreams. We lose the religious tradition, denomination, or church we

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A Love-Hate Kind of Relationship

“I hate the church.” His words were harsh and almost haunting as we walked together through the thick morning fog. The man’s confession came from

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Beloved Community in Dachau

I spent the morning at Dachau Concentration Camp memorial site, just outside Munich. I wandered the grounds and exhibitions: the roll call area, barracks, infirmary,

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