Much like last year, my word for 2019 chose me, but unlike last year, this year’s word didn’t really require any thought at all.
Truth be told, I’ve been working on this post for a couple of weeks, trying not only to figure out what it is that I want to say, but also how to say it. And I meant to finish writing this in a coffee shop yesteday, but for multiple reasons, I did not get there…
A lot has happened since my last post. If you’ve been following my Facebook and Instagram feeds, I have shared a few thoughts on some of what has happened along the way, but for the longest time, so much of it wasn’t my story to tell. The very, very short version is that my dad was diagnosed…
It is raining in Brooklyn today, and between the rain and the cold that I’ve managed to catch, my plans for a hike through the North Woods in Central Park are on hold. Instead, I am curled up under a blanket with a cup of tea, my favorite fall candle (a souvenir from that apple-picking…
Learning to Speak God from Scratch: Why Sacred Words Are Vanishing and How We Can Revive Them is a keenly thoughtful book, written with a delightful blend of eloquence, wit, humor, and hope. In it, Jonathan Merritt addresses the need for the church (particularly in North America) to recognize the polarizing effects that religious language…
