Life of Faith
Want to challenge White supremacy? Here’s a good place to start.
Kerry Connelly and Layla F. Saad offer primers for White people in various stages of antiracism journeys.
Centering the sacred work of spiritual direction for people of color
“Breath is how I bring myself back to God. My breath is my sacred word.”
Looking back at my ministry from hospice care
My feet hurt. To distract myself, I'm recalling my professional failures.
What being vaccinated has taught me about spiritual restlessness
I have the freedom to say yes to things again. And I still have the freedom to say no.
Annie Dillard’s The Writing Life wasn’t made for times like these
But it has helped me to survive them.
The Death of Vivek Oji shows us what we are afraid of
Akwaeke Emezi’s stunning novel will leave you broken. It will also let the air back into your lungs.
The Martin Buber book I carried around while my marriage failed
Tales of the Hasidim was an unlikely companion.
Liz Tichenor’s life in the wake of her infant’s death
We are called to accompany the bodies we love from birth to death and beyond.
As the world reopens post-pandemic, how will we find our way in it?
In Teresa of Avila, I’ve found a guide on this new path.
We have to be willing to begin again
This is true of failures in writing, in faith, in life itself.
Patient care means listening to the patient
There’s little excuse for doctors skipping over basic compassion.
May 16, Easter 7B (John 17:6–19)
Jesus’ high priestly prayer is a call to a new kind of knowing and loving.
Jellyfish at prayer
Is V. velella a colony or an individual? When does sharedness dissolve into oneness?
Because of Paul Crow, I’m still a pastor
The ecumenical leader who talked me out of burning my ordination certificate