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• For Love of Little K–a Re-worked Repost

  I wrote this piece in August of 2014 after Michael Brown was shot. The town of Ferguson was in a state of shock and confusion. Peaceful protests eventually... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2016 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Pondering Privilege – a Book Review

  

  Pondering Privilege - Toward a Deeper Understanding of Whiteness, Race, and Faith* by Jody Wiley Fernando could not come to us at a better time. As media and... Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2016 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Good Stories Behind Bad Headlines

  

  The headlines chase us down, taunting us with their urgency, telling us to how to respond. They never stop. We may sleep, but the headlines don't. And they... Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2016 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Speechless in the Face of Our Wounded World

  

  My heart is reeling. There's so much I want to write about race and violence and injustice. But that will have to wait. I have no capacity just now. To be hones... Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2016 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Imagine for a Moment…

  

  "Rootlessness - the implied weakness of it - is treated as a failure. That is plainly schizophrenic: In a world where one in seven people is displaced, the... Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2016 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• On the Anniversary of a Death

  

  Dear Brit, I woke up thinking about you today. It's not the first time. For someone who doesn't know you that well, it may seem odd. You entered our lives when... Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2016 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• A House of Cards

  

  Note: I wrote this piece four years ago, right after my fifth child graduated from high school. Before this past weekend, I felt exactly like this post. Then... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2016 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Living as a Beloved One

  

  We spontaneously dropped in on friends last evening. This area of the United States is not fond of spontaneous visits. Much better to plan. But planning gets... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2016 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Bubbles Inside Our Heads

  

  Every time I do a workshop on culturally responsive health care, I use the picture above. The audience sees it on a big screen and I give them a minute to take... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2016 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Unsettled.

  

  The I'm From post that Robynn's daughter wrote so long ago continues to inspire people. I love this piece called Unsettled. It speaks my heart. Take a look and... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2016 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Still Life

  

  They call it "still life" - a genre of art where the object or objects are inanimate. The artist has control over the subject and the painting, drawing, or... Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2016 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• TCK Reunions – An Invisible Bond

  

  TCK Reunions-an invisible bond by Robynn " A Third Culture Kid (TCK) is a person who has spent a significant part of his or her developmental years outside the... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2016 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Simply Grace

  

  Frustrated, I stood outside a movie theatre. I had two extra tickets to a show, completely free, no strings attached. Two tickets on opening weekend of a show... Read more

  Posted on 23 June 2016 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Places We Belong

  

  "The place to which you feel the strongest attachment isn't necessarily the country you're tied to by blood or birth: it's the place that allows you to become... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2016 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Moralistic Therapeutic Deism

  

  I had a moment this week where I fell into the magnetic force field of moralistic therapeutic deism. It seemed a good idea to repost this piece I originally... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2016 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• “Letting Them In”

  Two times a year, I facilitate a patient navigator/community health worker course. It is a core training that helps to prepare this workforce for working in... Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2016 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Podcast at Tandem Nomads

  

  I knew as soon as I met Amel Derragui that, despite the age difference, she was a kindred spirit. Amel was born in India of Algerian parents. Since childhood,... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2016 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Healing Word

  

  It is Monday morning and already the work week has assaulted me. My 'to do' list seemed to procreate over the weekend and I opened my email to many demands. It... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2016 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Belonging & Fitting In

  

  I was in the middle of writing a blog post when Lowell showed me this section in Brene Brown's book Daring Greatly. The quote shot straight to a deep place in m... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2016 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Challenge to Christians During Ramadan

  

  I am on the mailing list of a large mosque in the Roxbury area of Boston. While Egypt's minarets give us a journey through history and Turkey boasts Ottoman... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2016 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION