Ernest Hemingway, one of my favorite writers, is credited with saying, “Every man has two deaths, when he buried in the ground and the last…
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It’s been a tough year. The list of grievances against 2016 continues to grow: the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando; black men killed by police…
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“When he woke in the woods in the dark and the cold of the night he’d reach out to touch the child sleeping beside him.…
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I’ve had the privilege of talking a lot about gratitude at my church for the last three weeks. During our adult faith formation sessions, I’ve…
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Sometimes it seems cancer diagnoses come in waves. I traveled to and from Washington, DC, in the span of 26 hours last week. During that…
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As I write this, there are two beautiful women I know who are under hospice care. For both, ovarian cancer has brought them to this…
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While Black Friday shopping with three nieces, one sister-in-law and the lovely Sarah, I found a treasure I had been seeking for several months: a…
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It was a moment scripted for a movie. This morning, I read a beautiful blog post about gratitude written by Amy Montanez, which my pastor,…
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The following was originally delivered as a devotional for the St. John’s Lutheran Church Council meeting on Monday, September 14, 2015. Last weekend, Sarah and…
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My book has been published and is available for digital download! It’s a dream come true for me. I’ve wanted to write a book since…