My son bounced up to me with a blank piece of paper in his hands. He grinned and put it in my lap. "Mom, I made you this!"

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 fascinated by moments of deep shift. The moment clarity arrives.

We stood in line a few day ago at Walgreens to get flu shots. Our kids picked out the small toy they wanted to get for making it through...

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

I didn’t really want to preach this sermon today. Which is odd because I love conversations about sustainability. I didn’t want to preach...

To my pastor friends in this work together, can I share a few thoughts? They’ve been squirming around in the tight spaces of my soul the las

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...

I shared this with my Marysville UMC family on our last Sunday together. I hope these things for you too. Wild curiosity About your life,...

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...

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...

A year or two ago, I started swimming at our local YMCA several times a week. Finally picking up the legacy of my grandmother and mother,...

Some church people believe you can pray away depression, anxiety and mental health issues. No, that’s not a thing. Full stop. Yes,...

A few days ago, we had good friends over for a BBQ in the backyard. It was one of those perfect evenings where the setting sun cast...

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....

I’ve been quiet around here lately. You know the feeling where there’s so much you could say, but none of it makes sense yet? And if you...