You know the saying, “nine-tenths of life is just showing up?” In a lot of ways, I think that’s true for parenting, or even just living together and loving each other in community. So much of it has …
It’s All a Mystery
We don’t create a lot of space in our lives for the mysterious. If you watch any day time television talk show (only when I’m sick or something, and then, only long enough to marvel) it’s obvious …
The Waiting
The waiting is the hardest part; Every day take one more card; You take it on faith, you take it to the heart; The waiting is the hardest part. In December, the media always does a retrospective …
Numquam In Loco Parentis
My colleague Tim attended a community event the other day. The featured speaker was the leader of one of the local public school districts. The school leader was asked what he believed his primary …
Best Thing
When my girls were little, we played a game around the dinner table. We called it “best thing, worst thing.” The idea was to around the table, and each person would say the best thing that happened …
Abba Daddy
I think so much of our faith is molded by past experiences, everything from deep tragedies that shape us, to our families of origin, to our cultural contexts. In all honesty, I have struggled through …