Deep Calls to Deep: Missing Moments
I had an unexpected bit of emotion the other day. Not crying or anything. Just a deep sense of joy and gratitude. My parents were at my house visiting. Will (my 11-year-old) grabbed my dad’s phone and...
View ArticleDeep Calls to Deep: Unveiling Life’s Boring Moments
I had the opportunity to lead a creative writing session with the fifth-graders at Will’s elementary school last fall. I wanted it to be fun and engaging with several individual exercises, so I chose...
View ArticleDeep Calls to Deep: Mr. Monkey Brain
I recently watched a fantastic four-episode documentary on Netflix called Chimp Empire. Based in the Ngogo forest of Uganda, the episodes follow two separate communities of chimpanzees that navigate...
View ArticleMy Journey from Bias to Empathy
Sitting in the Shade of Another Tree: What We Learn by Listening to Other Faiths releases today, and I’m honored to be a contributor. Additionally, I’m thrilled to share a glimpse into the book’s...
View ArticleDeep Calls to Deep: Empathy in Ink
Here is some hard-earned wisdom- you rarely change a person’s heart through information. I know that’s a strong statement, but I spent years trying to do just that. For fifteen years, I would learn...
View ArticleDeep Calls to Deep: An Experience of Holy
One of my all-time favorite bands is Sigur Rós. You likely may have never heard of them, but for the last twenty years, this Icelandic group has released the most profoundly beautiful, heavenly, and,...
View ArticleDeep Calls to Deep: The Dandelion Story
I remember one spring when we first moved into our current house, the backyard was covered in a blanket of yellow dandelions. I despised it. But let me set the stage. My father is an exacting and...
View ArticleDeep Calls to Deep: Beyond the Zipper
On a freezing Indiana night in mid-February, I stepped out of my warm car and hurried into the homeless shelter for my nightly volunteer shift. Seeking respite in the lobby, a young woman, temporarily...
View ArticleDeep Calls to Deep: From Panic to Perspective
I almost had a panic attack – and I don’t mean that metaphorically. It was an overwhelming mix of fear and helplessness, a moment where I felt utterly out of control. Until that point, I had never...
View ArticleWhere We are Going is Not Always Where We End (Or, Life is Weird and Good and...
It’s November. And in all the ways we have failed to give thanks for all the many good things each day, here we are, kicking and screaming, forced to give our obligatory thanks. I’m not being cynical....
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