I recently finished another year of post grad school and all the reading that goes with it. This week, I'm on vacation with my husband and I've finally had time to read books of my choice....  Read More

Some believe laments are a crutch, or even a sign of spiritual immaturity. But it’s the opposite....  Read More

A friend of mine asked me for thirteen minutes. Just thirteen minutes of my time, and he promised it would be worth it....  Read More

Our new walking trail is officially done, and we want to break it in the right way. In this week's video take a walk with Nick, Steve, and Jeff as they share all the details on Walk4Refugees, happenin...  Read More

There are optimistic people and pessimistic people. I've always been an optimistic one. That posture has served me well in many areas of life, but if I'm honest, there are also times when my optimism ...  Read More

This past Sunday we celebrated an empty tomb. We sang a little louder, gathered with people we love, and maybe felt something stir again that we hadn’t felt in a while. And then Monday came. The dishe...  Read More

I recently found myself down a Bob Dylan rabbit hole. If you haven't heard his song "Everything is Broken," do yourself a favor and pull it up today. He sings about broken hands on broken plows, brok...  Read More

The whole point of a parade is to celebrate someone. The crowd shows up because they know who's coming and they're ready to cheer. The first Palm Sunday was a parade....  Read More

There’s a word that has been getting a lot of airtime lately: empathy. Depending on who you ask, it’s either a great virtue or a dangerous vice....  Read More

What's forming you? It's a question worth sitting with because whether we realize it or not, something is always shaping the way we think, the way we feel, and the way we see the world. ...  Read More

Twenty years ago, Liz and I had no idea that a small decision in an airport would turn into a two-decade friendship....  Read More

I’ve been asking myself a simple question: What does it look like to faithfully follow Jesus in a culture like this?...  Read More