I have been working at Cup of Cool Water for more than 4 years. In that time I have worked with hundreds if not thousands of at risk youth. It is interesting how certain words or phrases can become so common that we can easily disconnect ourselves from…
Read MoreOn a recent road trip, I was listening to a song called “I Am A War Machine,” by an artist known as Sontalk. It was a song I’d listened to before, but as happens often…
Read MoreI’m reading about five very different books right now, all very slowly, which is quite possibly the least effective reading strategy I could muster up. Somehow, though, the stars (and books) aligned this week and the overlap has been insightful…
Read MoreI’ve been thinking a lot about how we talk about other people (myself included). How we can gossip and be incredibly cruel to one another. Or maybe even worse, how we can (sometimes even unintentionally, but we do it) think of ourselves as better than other people…
Read More“I am no scientist. I explore the neighborhood. An infant who has just learned to hold his head up has a frank and forthright way of gazing about him in bewilderment. He hasn’t the faintest clue where he is, and he aims to learn…
Read MoreEvery year on Thanksgiving I sit at a table with family and close friends and we declare things we are thankful for. I think this is a terrific exercise and we should incorporate more of this into our daily lives! I am thankful for my family, for my home, for my education, that I have regular meals, etc.
Read MoreIf you are involved in ministry in any capacity, you have certainly heard about burnout. We work or serve others because God calls us to and many of us have...
Read MoreLet me just start by confessing that I’ve written this blog three different times. Why? Because I’m a closet perfectionist and arrogance is a champion at masquerading itself. On the upside, I’ve been learning a lot about irony, as I’ve had to screen my blog(s) about arrogance for the very kind of arrogance I intend to discourage. The justice is sweet.
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