To hear voices, listen
The professional caterer walks to our table next. He needs to fix a few pre-meal errors we’d made—face each knife in the right direction; put the napkins on the correct…
Read moreWhen the nations come to you
This month at Do Not Depart we’re talking about this: “Go and make disciples of all nations” (Matthew 28:19-20) But not everybody can hop on a plane and go overseas.…
Read moreBut what will happen to me? On discrimination
I imagine that the first question which the priest and the Levite asked was: “If I stop to help this man, what will happen to me?” But by the very…
Read moreHow you do stay soft in a hard world?
People who allow their hearts to be broken for the brokenness in the world have something that most of us don’t. Compassion. Selflessness. Freedom. – Jeff Goins, Wrecked There are…
Read moreRipple out – In memory of Jim Brinkerhoff
“What? He died? Are you sure?” Even though I didn’t know him well (although I feel like I did), I’m torn up. Because everything I did know about him was…
Read moreThe Needs of 3 Women
WOMAN # 1 “I just need a sleeping bag.” That’s what she told me last night. And maybe a cushion of some sort, any kind will do. I grabbed a…
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