It’s all so familiar on a September Saturday morning. Up early, obligations to a student event, though I’d rather have the day to myself. Another

I always relish the turn to autumn each year–it has remained my favorite season unabated through half a century. And yet, as Steve’s piece yesterday

Our dog died last month. Thank you for your condolences. I think almost all of us have learned to take the death of pets seriously.

He stood in my study at church, scanning my bookshelves. Suddenly he turned to me, pointed to a whole section of leadership books–both religious and

The fall of 2019 was rough for my family. In early September, my maternal great grandmother died ‘full of years’ at the remarkable age of

I’ve been both giddy and annoyed recently by the way that “story” has been trending in the public sphere. In my house, where my husband

Caring is complicated. Which means parenting is complicated. And friendship is complicated. And working in care-giving jobs is complicated. What should my care look like?

I’ve been thinking a lot about truth-telling lately. I’m working on a presentation for a preaching conference next month. I’ve titled the workshop “Preaching Towards

I have a deep love for Avalon, Barry Levinson’s autobiographical movie from 1990. According to Wikipedia (which means it must be true), Avalon cost $20