It matters to me. Does it to you? {Alabama tornadoes}
You have 15 minutes before your home is destroyed. What possessions do you grab? Baby albums? Your purse? Jewelry? But what if it’s my house you’re going through, not your…
Read moreGo toward, not away – Empathy
“We would rather push suffering away and pretend that the ubiquitous grief of the world has nothing to do with us, but if we do that we will remain confined…
Read morePractice on yourself–Compassion
How kind are you to yourself? If you judged others like you judge yourself, would you have any friends? When times are hard, do you show yourself the same tenderness…
Read moreDoes Jesus Really Love Me?—Book review
Does Jesus really love you? It’s a question you may or may not have considered. But Jeff Chu felt he had to. Because he was Christian and gay, he wasn’t…
Read moreTo 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 moreThe tale of two babies
I hold a precious baby boy on one day at one place, and a sweet baby girl another day, another place. One, while his mama packs up donated canned goods…
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