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Recently, while I was supposed to be serving, I judged a mother of twins. It was easy to judge this woman. Her babies’ clothes dirty, tufts of hair ratty, noses runny.The twins didn’t babble. They were old enough to talk in baby speak. I know these things. I have...
In the book, Praying for Strangers, River Jordan discusses her ambitious New Year’s resolution. Jordan commits to pray for a complete stranger every day for an entire year. Jordan takes readers with her as she encounters a variety of people: a bruised teen, angry...
"You may choose to look the other way, but you may never again choose to say you didn't know." —William Wilberforce Confession: I used to tell my husband if I wasn't married and a mother, I'd be a spy. Maybe it was the draw of glittery dresses, fast cars, or one too...
Sophonie, she scratches words on peach-colored concrete with a sliver of yellow chalk. She points to them and then to herself. "God. Me. Father. Mother." I brim and pull her close. "Yes. God. He's your father and your mother." And He's enough. Jeffrey's fifteen, he...
I worry about my limitations. Because sometimes I feel as if I possess nothing...
[serialposts]I've thought a lot about Christmas gift giving lately. It's...
"Compassion inflicts its knife-like pain only on those who, strong or not,...
I've had months to get ready. But I'm not ready. I google "animals in Haiti,"...
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