What do you need in December?
I wrote in my Welcoming and Wandering Substack today about self-care strategies during this busy month. One of which is simply getting outside, no matter the weather. Here's a few more photos from my jaunt [...]
A father to the fatherless
A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling. God sets the lonely in families (Psalm 68: 5-6) This Sunday is Father’s Day. I’m very lucky to still have my dad [...]
Live Like a Guide Dog available now!
Hello friends! It’s launch day for my newest book, Live Like a Guide Dog! Live Like a Guide Dog: true stories from a blind man and his dogs about being brave, overcoming adversity, and moving [...]
Finding God in the Story of Your Life
I celebrated a milestone birthday this month. As often happens when you turn not just a year but a decade older, you sense an invitation to pause, to consider both past and future. Where have [...]
Learning to Speak God from Scratch
Sacred words are becoming a dying language, according to Jonathan Merritt. But in the words of Monty Python, they are “not dead yet” and we can revive them. Words matter. As I writer, I believe [...]
The surprising thing about Lent
How are you doing? Really? Yosemite National Park. (Photo by Melanie Kent) How’s the journey so far, Lenten pilgrim? Is Lent, and the practices you've chosen in this season, clearing the cobwebs? Spring [...]
Embracing inconvenience and finding GodSpace
#wewelcomerefugees I’d seen the hashtag. #wewelcomerefugees I knew my friend Jane did some work with refugees. I’d written about them (in books and blog posts and also for Christianity Today), even had a refugee family [...]
Imago Dei and pronouns
The Imago Dei is a mystery. How is it that we, made of dust, bear the image of God, the imprint of the divine? A mystery we can embrace but not fully explain, theologians have [...]
What the Bible really says about women: Can women preach?
First in an occasional series. “And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions. 29 Even on [...]
Why you need play as a spiritual practice
"Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won’t lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you’ll learn to live freely and lightly." (Jesus, in Matthew 11:30) Sunday, I sat on [...]