Last Sunday, I hopped in the car with two of my friends and drove one hundred miles to a church in a town west of Lincoln. It was one of those perfect weather days. My friends and I watched what we decided was a crop duster as it made low passes over the fields, and we marveled at the clear blue …
Sunday
"Let anyone who is thirsty come. Let anyone who desires drink freely from the water of life." ~Revelation 22:17 (NIV) ~~~ Welcome to The Sunday Community. Link up with a photo and just a few, brief words of inspiration. Not many words at all. Then, extend a bit of hospitality to the others …
Extremes
On the yoga mat, with my forehead on the mat, my legs folded beneath me in child's pose, I hear my yoga instructor say, in her mellow yoga voice, "Now turn up the corners of your mouth." She doesn't actually say, "Smile," but it's what she means, and I love the way she makes me rethink how one small …
Going There: Dark and Lovely
The idea for “Going There” came about as a result of the 31 Days In My Brown Skin series I wrote in October, 2012. (You can read those posts here.) The series generated a lot of valuable dialogue, and when the thirty-one days were over, it felt as if the conversation wasn’t done. So, I invite you to …
Let’s Keep Talking
Yesterday, Dan King, Marcus Goodyear, and I sat at a virtual table and talked about race, church, and the Body of Christ. We logged on a few minutes before the recorded conversation, and we had also talked by phone, FB messages, and email in the days leading up to the conversation. Somewhere along …
Hangups
Usually, when I tell people the story of finding out my husband was considering becoming the pastor of a church in Nebraska, I tell whoever happens to be listening at the time that I asked H, "Nebraska? Are there any people in Nebraska?" That's almost the truth. But here's the real story: Nine …