What is Lent really about?
In just two days, on Ash Wednesday, we’ll begin another Lenten journey with Jesus to the cross. Heading into Lent always feels somber to me, and this year there’s an…
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…
How to find hope in emptiness
It’s early when I walk past the playground, and the swings hang empty, waiting. No one plays on the slide. There’s a stillness here that could just be the calm…