Read More PPrayer and Spirituality A Spiritual Lesson From the SalamandersJanuary 12, 2023 Over Christmas break, after the brutal winter storm gave way to unseasonal warmth, my sister and I made…
Read More EEquity and Justice A year of messiness and mercyDecember 28, 2021 For many of us 2021 has been a time of grief, turmoil, sorrow and discomfort. We have felt…
Read More AArts and Activism When Writing Goes Wrong: Why our obsession with creative productivity is soul-killingJune 17, 2021 By Kaya Oakes In the early part of June, I participated in an online writing workshop that had…
Read More EEquity and Justice Lay down the weapon of good intentionAugust 5, 2020 A few years ago, my partner and I were invited to speak with a small group of white…
EEquity and Justice The familiar, the new and discernment for daily livingAugust 30, 2019 I’ve been wondering: is anything ever totally new? Some say that every seven years we have new bodies…
Read More PPrayer and Spirituality The beauty of brokennessApril 5, 2017 An old building in disrepair, collapsing toward the ground. A rusting, defective car, stuck in layers of mud.…
EEquity and Justice Bread, art and a kindergarten heartFebruary 22, 2017 “NO! I HATE this part of the bread! I won’t eat it!” My daughter had just realized that her…
EEquity and Justice On Being Everywhere I GoNovember 7, 2016 “No matter where you go…there you are,” stated the character Buckaroo Banzai in the 1984 cult film The…
EEquity and Justice Challenged to trust in MysteryJune 9, 2016 Yesterday I finished packing up my classroom. A somber weight pressed upon my shoulders as I cleaned out…
EEquity and Justice Ugandan faith lesson #1: always room at the innApril 18, 2016 Faith lessons from my Ugandan family Editor’s note: This is the first blog post in the five-part series…
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