On the saving gift of friends and family.
What does the biblical narrative help us understand about these relationships?
Sorting out the mysterious ways in which one relates to others.
A story of certainty and doubt on the path toward God.
A meditation on woman's best friends, realistic about the fact that these friends can leave in ways that break our hearts.
A high school reunion inspires reflection about change and growing up.
Critics of virtual community laud the face-to-face experience, but what happens virtual reality comes to church?
Practicing Resurrection 2006 gathers like-minded folks from diverse places and backgrounds.
A journey comes full circle…or does it?
An annual event on Lake Michigan is a lesson in community.
A report on a family and friend tradition to mark the turning of the year.
How our housekeeping tendencies can shape our identities in relation to others.
A rambling vacation yields delight, generosity and gratitude.
On learning to see a space through the eyes of hospitality.
The blessings and curses of growing beyond imaginary friends.
Remembering Simone Weil and a middle school band of misfits.
A list about hosting guests that could double as advice for how to live one's life.
A long illness and healing process shifts relationships and conceptions of self.
A few small reminders to learn and let go.
A reflection on what's good about online social networking.
How to show hospitality in a virtual room of diverse people.
Facilitating food and gatherings via the tools of technology.
A call for help transforms personal crisis into communal effort.
Why I volunteer -- and create opportunities for others to do the same.
A reflection on messy friends, neat friends and God's providence.
Ways to amuse children indoors, but out of the house.
On discovering the weight of the sacred meal.
A lament after a case of church burn-out.
On the (merciful) complexities of choosing moral positions within the context of human relationships.
On the tangle of questions and desires at the point of church transition.