The Conversation at the Counter
A short piece of fiction. Two strangers at a diner counter, a Tuesday in March, and the things people say when no one they know is listening.
Continue reading → A Prayer for Hard Seasons
For the times when the ordinary prayers feel too thin — when what's needed is something honest about the difficulty.
Continue reading →Five Good Ideas for a Fresh Start
Spring has always felt more like a new year than January does. Here are five ideas for making something of the momentum.
Continue reading →Blessed and Bewildered: On the Beatitudes
The Beatitudes in Matthew 5 are among the most familiar verses in the New Testament. They are also, on close reading, among the strangest.
Continue reading →On Driving at Night
There is a particular kind of thinking that only seems to happen during long drives at night, and I have come to depend on it.
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