Musical Mental Health Break—"Agape" by Bear's Den
This week's musical mental health break is from the British folk band Bear's Den who performed at my local bar The Earl on Monday night. (Any band that

posted 10:37:00am Mar. 13, 2014 | read full post »

Two Young Brothers Redefine What It Means To Win
Phew. I'm coming up to breathe after submersion in training modules and orientation for a new job. I'll be working part-time as a hospice chaplain—more reflections to come on this experience no doubt. I

posted 10:30:16am Mar. 10, 2014 | read full post »

Are You Lenting?
We often talk of Lent as a season. Yesterday the woman bagging my groceries made "Lent" a verb. The one-inch-thick, pound-plus bar of Belgian chocolate was already safely tucked away in one of the bags when I explained that for the next 40 days I'd be abstaining from sweets and alcoholic beverage

posted 11:18:30am Mar. 06, 2014 | read full post »

Musical Mental Health Break—Parker Millsap's "Truckstop Gospel"
This week's musical mental health break comes from the world of folk rock where I stumbled into Parker Millsap and his "Truckstop Gospel," thanks to a segment on NPR yesterday. Park

posted 11:05:12am Feb. 28, 2014 | read full post »

Justice Advocate Bruce Strom Shares Stories from Frontlines
Yesterday we met Bruce Strom who is helping to grow and steer a movement of lawyers and churches giving a voice to legally d

posted 11:24:12am Feb. 25, 2014 | read full post »