I sat in a pew today in another church and worshipped. I know my lines, I know when to sit and stand, when to gesture to my children that it’s time to go up for the children’s sermon, how to look up the hymns, and bow my head to pray. …

Healing takes time. But time on its own doesn’t heal. Below is a poetic testimony to the moments of shattering and re-opening to newness after seasons of pain. The sky was a piercing blue backdrop for the terra cotta pot that flew in the air up against it with unrecognizable Sharpie…

Once you see it, you can’t unsee it. If you find yourself in cycles of being “up” and “down” — at the top of the world or being crushed by it, stop. You’re probably not bipolar or experiencing a mental health crisis. You’re not crazy. As tempting as it may…

Your status doesn’t keep you from healing, loving, pouring yourself into the world’s goodness. What if every time you felt something, it was your body showing you that you are loved? It’s exasperating, isn’t it, being human? We tout messages about the importance of self-care, kindness, and calls to be “decent human beings” because our country, our world is falling apart. It’s not impossible, but it is…

*Not a veiled attempt to proselytize. We have magazines and images all over the internet telling us what we should aspire to in our physical health. With our collective trauma from the Pandemic, mental health is finally getting the attention and normalizing of resources it deserves. But there is a…

It goes beyond the “F” word. Forgiveness isn’t enough. When someone has wronged you (or you’ve wronged someone), depending on the depth of the pain, there can be a sense of nothing ever being enough to cover the hole, fill the void, make things even. “An eye for an eye”…

Years ago, I attended a conference of Christian Educators with the theme “Sankofa: Flying forward, looking back” and throughout the week we explored what it would look like to equip people in their faith to go into the future without losing sight of the past. …

A story told in poem of disorienting and reorienting belief. When a minister moves home the stoles get folded in the back seat, tossed about on the bed and hung up in the closet next to the board games and yearbooks of her youth. When a minister moves home the calling…

Some relationships need to end, including that weird one you’ve had with the divine. Problem: A limited picture of who “God” is in your life keeps you spiritually blocked from meaning and purpose. Symptoms: When asked about your spiritual life/faith, your first inclination is, “nah.” You look at others with…