• In Corners of Bitterness

    Originally published on TinyLetter You may have heard the wise old adage “Bitterness is like drinking rat poison and expecting the rat to die.” This little piece of wisdom has been altered in various…

  • The Work of Liminal Space

    Time is, of course, doing its steady work on every object ever made. This complex relationship between the maker, an emotionally invested object, and the growing distance between them is not new, only rediscovered…

  • On Starting a New Thing

    I’m going to be very transparent:I have no idea what I’m doing! I guess that’s the thing about starting New Things – they are little mysteries of their own that kind of unfold as…

  • It is Good.

    Where we begin matters. The beginning of our lives shapes who we are; it gives us the lens through which we will see and the value we will assign everything. We’ve heard the beginning…

  • A Champion for “Sex Education”

    I am now thirteen years removed from high school. While it very much falls under the term “many moons ago,” the memories from high school have not left me. There is something so unique…

  • Little Glories

    We have now lived in our little rental home for five months, and it has been such a roomy relief from our close quarters in Chicago. While we loved every place we lived in…

  • Only the Whole

    During this strange time of isolation from others, I have been thinking a lot about the idea that “we were made from community for community.” For those of us that believe and follow the…

  • Inciting Incidents and The Wilderness

    A few years ago, my friends and I were obsessed with the Donald Miller book A Million Miles in a Thousand Years. It was our dreamer’s bible and go-to. Something that always stood out…

  • The Proverbial Desert

    I really thought my journey in “disorder” or “deconstruction” was coming to a close. That was until I found myself tasked with the job of finding a new church. Sure, I am not alone…