Because of the Brokenness
A 23-year-old man waits in the hospital for his first-born son to arrive. His young wife, great with expectation and hope, celebrated her nineteenth birthday just three days earlier. I…
“You have…”
Over the past two weeks, we’ve read personal essays that contemplate the limitations of our humanity as we learn to walk through sorrow and pain in community. How do we…
Surprised by Light
It was late and dark and someone else’s blood was dripping into my veins. I didn’t know if I had a stroke, if I was going blind, or worse. All…
When Making Sense Doesn’t Make Sense
One of music’s great powers is its ability to take us back in time. The moments when it does are more than mere memory; there’s something genuinely transportive about them,…
Needing to be Known
It’s almost dinnertime and I’m bustling around the kitchen. I’m so overstimulated by the noise of the TV and the kids yelling at each other that I want to remove…