God-walks; God-wins
my work often has me thinking about self-worth: my own, that of my students, where we find it, how we feed it. and while i know that we should only …
it’s all coming together
i’m hitting pause on the final details check. (this weekend is our annual CONNECT Conference.) you’d think i’d be frantic. i thought i’d be frantic but instead i’m shouting “yay …
commitment
a fellow campus chaplain and i were talking earlier today about how hard it is to get our students to commit to things (especially far in advance).* it’s another challenge …
unexpected love
so i bought some roses this morning, a last-minute decision, and encouraged students to hand them out on this love-celebration-day. by 5pm, there were still many roses left so i took …
how new phones help you grieve
i’m not unique and i’m not exactly jumping over the moon. yay. 3 cheers. i have an iphone. and upon receipt of my latest gadget/upgrade, i proceeded to complete what …
a sanctuary poem
[set to Tenebrae: Second Movement performed by Kronos Quartet] Reminder number one: walk slowly. Steps matter Smoke rises to greet the sky afraid. Is it enough? I sat on the …
stuff i forget to write about
i read a utmost devotional that messed my head up in a really great way the other day. i was particular struck by the words “Until others learn to draw …