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• That Holy Ache

  

  I awake with that Holy Ache. If there is any time I feel this acutely it's on Monday mornings, where I try to move between a resurrection Sunday and the... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2017 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Refugee Quotes

  

  "Unless the world finds compassion for this new communality, learns to make sense of one another's voices, its humanity will perish."* I have been a stranger... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2017 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Brief Reflection on Airports and Life

  

  I am bleary-eyed at the Orlando airport. There's a reason why the infamous "they" tell you to get to the airport early - long security lines extended far into... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2017 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Dear Dorothy – A Letter to My Mother-in-Law

  Tomorrow I will board a plane and travel to Florida for my mother-in-law's funeral. Since we found out last week, I have been thinking about death - how final i... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2017 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Days We Never Laugh

  

  I am holding my grandson as my daughter enters the room. I watch as he shrieks and lets out a belly laugh. He loved his mama even before he has words to... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2017 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Holy Saturday

  

  Yesterday was Good Friday, a day when all of Christendom takes a moment to stop and pause at the memory of sacrificial love. But what happens between Good Frida... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2017 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Broken

  

  Over the weekend, the father-in-law of one of my colleague's was badly injured in a bike accident. When I inquired as to how he was doing, he simply said... Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2017 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lenten Journey: Instant Gratification Or Slow Process

  

  On my work space shelf, I have a box of instant oatmeal. It's relatively healthy, full of fiber, and low in the bad stuff. I have it on hand for those days... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2017 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Life Overseas – A Third Culture Kid’s Story of Faith

  

  Readers, I'm over at A Life Overseas today and I would love it if you joined me! There is no single story when it comes to the third culture kid; the... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2017 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lenten Journey: Palm Fronds and Hosannas

  

  Palm fronds await us as we enter into our parish. It is Palm Sunday - that joyous day before Holy Week, where all of life makes sense as Jesus rides into... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2017 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lenten Journey: On Endurance

  This piece was originally posted in May 2014. What a difficult season that was! Lent represents another type of season and calls for another type of endurance.... Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2017 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Passages Through Pakistan – Film & Reviews

  

  The train rounds a bend. The rest of the cars appear one by one, all tied to one another far into the distance. It comes as a surprise to be tied to things so... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2017 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lenten Journey – On Forsythia and Hope

  

  "You can cut branches of forsythia before they bloom and bring them inside and they will bloom quicker." It was Western Easter a few years ago and we were at m... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2017 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Moving Manifesto

  

  Note: This essay is from Between Worlds: Essays on Culture and Belonging available here. April is the time when it hits many people that their reality is... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2017 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Gift of the In Between

  I get up early to write. The early morning sky is grey, not even a hint of sunlight. A mix of snow and rain is in the forecast. I get up early to write; instea... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2017 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lenten Journey: The Christ Candle

  I wrote this years ago for a dark spring day. It seems appropriate again. Truth be told, my Christ candle has been burning every day since January 20. The candl... Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2017 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• On Being Local – A Guest Post

  

  I'm delighted to welcome Michael Pollock to my blog today! Michael is a fellow ATCK, but he's also a friend and someone who "gets" this journey. Read more... Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2017 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• On Perspective Taking

  

  One of the best things about the Families in Global Transition Conference this past week was the diversity of perspectives from around the world. While all of u... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2017 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• My Heart Bends East

  

  It's early morning in the Netherlands. I have just left The Hague and with it, a rich time of friendship and learning. We are on a train headed to Schiphol... Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2017 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Full Heart at #FIGT17NL

  

  I'm sitting in bed in a modern hotel room in The Hague - that famous city known for tribunals and the Peace Palace. There is much I could write about this... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2017 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION