Our vote is one of the ways we cry loud and long for the world to become a kinder, more equitable place for everyone. The choice is ours to make, to leverage our privilege on behalf of others, or to hoard it for ourselves. This truth is always at the forefront of my mind: no matter what, I cannot take anything with me—I can only decide what kind of world I leave behind.
Read MoreIf he is trustworthy, and what he says is true—that he is in the business of making everything new, then it must mean that there is still room for mercy, even here, in the middle of the valley of the shadow of empire.
Read MoreAnd when Jesus said that blessed are the meek and merciful and hungry and pure and peacemakers, he was blessing women. Jesus protected women, empowered women, honored women in public spaces, celebrated women, learned from women, and chose women to reveal himself to as the resurrected savior.
Read MoreI wake up much earlier than I want to on a chilly Tuesday morning, swiping to the left to dismiss my alarm and thus begin my morning routine. IMy phone parrots the latest headlines, stopping me in my tracks, adding to the seemingly endless streak of dizzying chaos and rampant heartache.
Read MoreIn the beginning, there was only us. Fearfully and wonderfully fashioned from dust and called lovely by Love itself. There was no shame, no fear of punishment or missing out—only fullness of joy, the abundance of beauty and freedom in the presence of God.
Read MoreThis space has been quiet for two months now as I have tried to learn what my friend Alia so beautifully calls "the fluency of hope." There are days now and then when 2:30 hits and I realize I have forgotten how to breathe and have to rediscover the rhythm of my lungs inhaling and exhaling.
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