Category Archives: Courage, Strength, & Resilience

Compassion, Sacrifice, Courage, Kindness

Hunger for Hope We hunger for hope. Like many of you, I find that my sense of hunger increases in proportion to the negative tone of our public discourse. The hardening of boundaries between us increases our fears while starving our hopes. In this context, we need ... Continue Reading ›

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Others have passed this way before

My Dilemma  I feel profoundly concerned about the direction our our politics are headed. Just reading the headlines depresses me—but ultimately, I don’t want to check out from what’s happening in the world. My children are counting on me to preserve a just, free, ... Continue Reading ›

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The Essence of Bravery

I want to live bravely. I want to stand with courage for my convictions. Yet my courage can sometimes degenerate into reactive fault-finding with others. I do this in relationships, I do this with institutions, I do this with politics. It’s easy to find fault. ... Continue Reading ›

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Telling Your Truth at Church

A good friend of mine recently said something that hit me like a lightning bolt: If you tell the truth, your path gets clearer. In that moment of illumination, I knew that her statement could provide desperately needed guidance as I navigate the tricky waters in ... Continue Reading ›

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When Life Propels You Into Thin Air

Life’s Thresholds Your life is full of thresholds — moments when unforeseen circumstance, choice, tragedy, or the inescapable momentum of life propels you to the extreme edge of all you’ve known. A critical move. A death. A major reversal. A ... Continue Reading ›

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You Can Do Hard Things

When my oldest son was perhaps only four years old, he’d sometimes complain about how I’d asked him to do something “too hard.” To his four-year-old sensibilities, my request for him to put his toys away or to please put his pants on before going out in public must have ... Continue Reading ›

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