Do you have the courage to show up to hard conversations? It’s no secret that courage is in high demand in these times we’re living in. In our polarized everything culture right now, it’s so easy to un-follow our social media “friends” who don’t believe as we do. It’s easy to worship, work and play only …
vulnerability
Shame, shame, go away!
Want break up a conversation in a room? Say the word shame. Everyone stops talking. I know this first hand from the experiences I’ve had this spring promoting Birthed: Finding Grace Through Infertility. One word has risen to define so many of the talks I’ve given is SHAME. You can’t speak about infertility without talking about …
Not So Perfect
This week, I attended the inaugural writing workshop of the Frederick Buechner Center at Princeton University. I was excited to re-connect with pastoral colleagues and hear one of my preaching sheros, Barbara Brown Taylor talk about writing. During the Q&A time of Taylor’s last morning lecture on telling the truth in writing (great topic, right?), …
