How tightly should we hold traditions when circumstances change?
Marking the passing of 2013 by remembering the importance of the ordinary.
On a store closing and a first driving lesson.
To Africa and back again.
Leaving pastoral ministry ... and leaving God?
An important lesson for moving yourself and your organization forward.
Looking back on a formative childhood decision.
Remembering a mother’s edible expressions of love.
Making art as a practice for creating a new family.
The seasons of life, and the seasons of news.
The power of being a filter for other people’s news.
Can a poem change the world?
It’s a long way, and yet not so far, between then and now.
An love letter to Austin, Texas, in all of its incarnations.