Tag: Life

  • Why ‘Is’ May Be Our Most Important Word

    Why ‘Is’ May Be Our Most Important Word

    Bill Clinton Was Right About the Nature of Being Twenty years ago, in the midst of an impeachment, the sitting president made perhaps the most weasely defense ever. He infamously tried to parse the word ‘is’. In his questioning about an ongoing relationship with an intern, Former President Clinton said: “It depends upon what the…

  • Broken

    Broken

    The mangled parts of a red stroller strewn across grass and concrete a tire in the middle of the road and I pray to God no one was in it.

  • Voices Are Found

    Voices Are Found

    I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve been told the importance of finding one’s voice as a writer. Find your voice they say. then people will really hear you. or beat down your door. or will see the authentic you. I’ve always taken these instructions to heart. I’ve always tried. Always writing in…

  • A Theology of Personhood

    A Theology of Personhood

    When Rose and I began planning our family, Rose became pregnant easily. I was finishing seminary and had a position lined up and everything seemed to be going well. Then one weekend night, Rose woke me up to tell me something was wrong. She had severe cramping. Then when she went into the bathroom, she…