Blame it on being a Generation Xer. In the 80s, we were among the first to have cable TV. And, I, having grown up in Omaha, Nebraska — a test market because of its Midwest “normality” — got access to…
What if we approached change as a process of becoming more of who we ARE rather than LOSING who we used to be?
My lesson from The Good Place is that a healthy, creative team must honor and respect all the ideas in the room. That doesn’t mean they all get selected, or even that all the ideas are good. That’s just not realistic.…
I suspect now that my love of awards shows goes well beyond the need for some glamour and sparkle in the dead of the Midwest winter. It’s really about the love of story.
Friends inundated my Facebook feed with news of Ariyana Smith’s protest at a Knox College basketball game on Nov. 29, 2014. Since then, news of the college’s reaction to her protest have made their way into my email inbox. You may…
In this season of Advent waiting, I’m not going to sit idly by and wait for Jesus to come again. I’m going to live into his vision of Kin-dom that breaks down these systems of oppression through the power of relationships.…
Daily, regular practice of our faith in our homes gives us safe space to test out the countercultural ways Jesus’ shows us. Daily, regular practice inspires the realization that we can no longer spend our money on products that exploit child…
Confession time: I never went to church camp. Unlike many, many of my Protestant sisters and brothers, (I was raised Roman Catholic.) I have no frame of reference for that quintessential summer experience that inspires as many conversions as it does hook-ups.…
I’ve never related to the style of middle children. Being born an oldest child, I prefer to direct and lead rather than hold hands and make peace. I’ve been known to roll my eyes at people who cajole and coddle that…
Pure desperation sparked my fledgling attempts to use videoconferencing software for meetings and other gatherings. Scattered, over-programmed people just couldn’t find time to drive 1-2 hours to yet another meeting each month. Children’s school plays, band concerts and soccer practices, work…
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