What a Woman Is Worth — Launch Day!!

The Big Day is finally here! A wonderful collection of essays, edited and organized by Tamara Lunardo, is releasing today on Amazon! I am honored to be included -- in fact, to contribute the final … Read more...

What’s In a Name?

It's been quiet around here of late. I've written around the blogosphere at several different places in the last few weeks, but not terribly often here, in my space, just writing for me, and whoever … Read more...

On Vulnerability and Boundaries — A Guest Post for Nacole Simmons

In the fall of 2006, I got a new boss. He arrived on the scene after two years of searching, two years marked by upheaval in my life, personally and professionally.  I had been working as an Associate … Read more...

Iced Tea, Decaf, and the World Changing on Its Axis: A Deeper Story

My monthly contribution to the wonderful collection of essays at A Deeper Story is up today. Click here to continue reading:   The California sunlight was angling in the window, … Read more...

“Love Idol” — a Book Review

 photo courtesy of Diane Bailey from the Love Idol Launch Team It's been a big day! A good day for my friend Jennifer Dukes Lee. Her first book has been released, set free into the world to be read, … Read more...

Ribbons ‘n’ Roses — Reflections on Creative Arts as Ministry for The High Calling

This essay was written several months ago and shifted between editors at The High Calling. It's posting today during a week of emphasis on visual and creative arts as ministry. Click here to read the … Read more...

The Devil Walks in Mattingly — A Book Review

Secrets are powerful things. And the deep woods around Mattingly, West Virginia, hold so many of them. So do the trio of lead characters who inhabit this hauntingly beautiful novel by Billy Coffey. … Read more...

“Empowered to NOT Do?” – SheLoves

With my aching foot encased in a gigantic boot, propped high on pillows, and my heart wondering how or if this thing will be healed -- whether by Holy Spirit power, mysterious and unseen, or by the … Read more...

Show Me the Way — Reflections on Retirement for The High Calling

I'm writing at one of my favorite places today -- The High Calling, working this time with Sam Van Eman as part of a series on transitions. Join me there to read the whole essay -- and engage in the … Read more...