What invitations are challenging you lately? Which ones intrigue you? Which ones shimmer with some kind of holy? That might be your deep...

I'm hearing this refrain in every corner of my pastor world. Today felt like a day to name it out loud. Pastors are tired. On a soul level.

When we're not looking at our hands, it's easy to miss the strain the clenched fists the tired fingers the aching hands Holding on takes...

A few days ago, my 9-year-old daughter sprinted into her little brother's bedroom as we moved through our goodnight rhythms. With a huge...

*It feels helpful to note this post has been blessed by a dear colleague who is currently serving as interim pastor at the church we...

I'm fascinated by moments of deep shift. The moment clarity arrives.

It's Advent. During a pandemic. Yeah. The typical traditions that give this season so much of its energy are on pause. Or at least, they...

Do you ever catch yourself rehearsing the list of things going wrong lately? I do. I can't tell if it's a pity party or my brain trying to

To the God of all our seasons, We have some things we want to make sure you're noticing. We have very mixed feelings about school this year

173 days. That’s how long I held onto anger without naming it. Once I could name it, then I could hold it.

We've been packing up and moving our family of four for what feels like months now. In truth, we have been. Because of the pandemic, we...

As I prepare to begin a new pastoral appointment on July 1, I'm sitting with an invitation to question it all. The way we communicate....

On my daughter’s first day of kindergarten, I heard an early morning whisper by my bed. “Mom, it’s time!” Today I woke up early and...

Spring rain is falling this early Monday morning. The recycling truck clangs and snorts as it hauls away our former possessions. Later...

Friends! For those of you who hang around this space, it’s time for an update on why I’m not writing as much around here lately. A couple...

Oh, my friends! I got an opportunity to spend two days with Rob Bell at his Something to Say workshop in Los Angeles this week. It was...

We recently reflected on this statement: maybe the answer isn’t to work harder. Turns out we can question an entire culture of overwork...

I’m at the stage in book writing where the skeleton of the book is coming together. I spend time reflecting on chapter ideas and how they...

The last day of Spring Break arrived. In the late afternoon, I entered the room our kids were playing in and said, “Kids! It’s time for a...

About a year ago, my faith community said yes to a thirty year vision of allowing new expressions of church to be birthed through them....