There are some definite downsides to being the head of school for all these years. For example, I can’t run a red light or drive faster than is prudent, because I will almost always pull up next to a …
Loving the Other
Like many of you, I watched this past week’s government shutdown with rapt fascination. It reminded me of my college days, seeing two drunks staggering around in the parking lot, saying things that …
In It Together
To care nothing for diversity, in a biblical sense, is evidence we’ve got a hole in our understanding of the gospel. I’ve been thinking about this in the context of MLK Day, which we all just …
Being There
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 …