How to keep shame from winning
One of the challenges with listening to God’s heartbeat is that things keep getting in the way. Sometimes it’s things outside me; I know from my time as a doctor…
Finding grace when restrictions chafe
In many ways, this pandemic has shrunk our lives. We can’t visit loved ones, can’t go to church, can’t cross borders. We’re spending more time at home or in a…
Hope for the messy moments
I smile as I pass the new sign below my neighbor’s mail slot: “Please no junk mail. (I love you.)” I smile because there, in gold and turquoise, is a…