Sorrow and Sun Catchers
Kathryn and I met when I was 21 and she was 92. For several years in my early twenties, I volunteered in the activity department of a...
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Kristie
- Mar 12
- 2 min
Power of Incrementalism
My college ethics professor started our senior year with an antique balance scale on his desk. He placed a single toothpick in one of the...
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Kristie
- Jan 31
- 2 min
I See it Differently Now
I am sitting in my neighbor’s kitchen. “It drives me crazy.” she says, “Why doesn’t he get rid of that broken-down shed? It’s just a pile...
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Kristie
- Dec 31
- 2 min
One Step
A parent’s dreaded call in the night. One of my daughters, 700 miles away, needed my immediate help. The logistics began to swirl… Which...
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Kristie
- Nov 30, 2023
- 2 min
Rest in the Story
Christmas can be sheer delight. Festive celebrations; tables surrounded with people we love; the enchantment and sparkle of the season....
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Kristie
- Nov 1, 2023
- 3 min
What's My Role?
Our lives became tangled on a frigid February evening. I’d been working for the church only one month when Maya came looking for bus...
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Kristie
- Apr 28, 2023
- 2 min
The Joy of Curiosity
I have a confession to make…. I’ve been meeting a man who is not my husband. We never plan these encounters – they happen organically due...
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TOTC
- Apr 2, 2023
- 4 min
The Blame Game
When I was a kid, I was taught that I shouldn’t point my finger at anyone, because if I did, then I would have 3 fingers pointing back at...
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TOTC
- Mar 23, 2023
- 3 min
Seeking Blessed Alliance
“If a child is the first person in the family to accept Christ and join the church, the rest of the family will do the same only 3.5% of...
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TOTC
- Mar 8, 2023
- 2 min
International Women's Day
Today, March 8, is International Women’s Day (IWD). According to the IWD website, “International Women’s Day is a global day celebrating...
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TOTC
- Feb 21, 2023
- 3 min
What's the Big Deal about Lent?
“What are you giving up for Lent?” When I was first introduced to Lent as a child, it sounded like a religious diet plan. People gave up...
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TOTC
- Feb 18, 2023
- 2 min
Is it okay to doubt?
This morning I was drawn to the two sentences in Matthew 28. They are found just before Jesus gives his closest disciples one of their...
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TOTC
- Feb 13, 2023
- 3 min
The Slave Bible: The Past Informs the Future
For Black History month 2023 I decided to buy “The Slave Bible” and as I perused the pages what I discovered was a deeply troubling part...
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TOTC
- Jan 29, 2023
- 3 min
Used to Think, Now I Wonder
I used to think when God was silent that I had done something wrong. I used to think when I wasn’t getting a clear sense of what God...
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Danny
- Jan 3, 2023
- 4 min
Problem or Mystery?
“That is one thing about you Christians that I just don’t understand. You think you know the mind of God, the thoughts of God, how God...
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Danny
- Dec 31, 2022
- 2 min
Mary Lou's Secret
Some of the most impactful moments can happen at the most unexpected times. Recently, I had the great privilege of officiating a memorial...
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TOTC
- Dec 29, 2022
- 5 min
What if it isn't about the Whale?
What happens when we consider that the whale might be figurative?
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TOTC
- Nov 29, 2022
- 3 min
Everything Belongs by Richard Rohr: Book Review
Richard Rohr’s text Everything Belongs is a contemplative book about prayer. Rohr has reached the end stage of his career where his books...
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