Waking and Rising
Today is Transfiguration Sunday. This year, the concept of transfiguration–this idea of change–is bringing me back to seeing Wicked in theaters this winter. “Something has changed within me. Something is […]
Everyday Insistence
Happy Sunday, Middle! We made it to February! Phew, January was the longest year EVER! With all that’s happening with the new administration, it honestly feels like a year’s worth of trauma […]
Love One Another
Happy Sunday, Middle! I pray this email finds you as well as can be as we near the end of the first month of the year. (How are we here […]
Building Beloved Community
In this season of uncertainty, it is comforting to know that some things will be as they have always been. They will not and cannot end because they did not […]
Stars and Dreams
Happy New Year, Middle! We’re almost to the end of our Twelve Days of Christmas “Gifts to Bring” emails. Have you enjoyed the gifts? I always think it’s fun to […]
On the 10th Day of Christmas
Hey, Middle! Happy New Year! I’ve never been one for resolutions. Admittedly, I’ve always been very bad at keeping to the resolutions I make. In the last few years I’ve loved seeing […]
Each Baby a Possibility
Happy New Year! Blessed Kwanzaa! I hope as you read this, you are in a good space, a space of imagining your life in the new year, and seeing it […]
This One Child: Transformed by Joy
So they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph and the child lying in the manger. – Luke 2.16 Happy Sunday, Middle Family! Here we are again with haste […]
Transformed by Peace
Luke 1:68-79 Recently, I officiated my brother-in-law’s wedding. It was a bittersweet occasion, for while he had found the love of his life, he also had just been diagnosed with […]
Time is Ticking — Will You Stand for Justice?
Dear Beloved Community, As 2024 draws to a close, I am filled with gratitude for the love and dedication you’ve shown to our work of justice and transformation this year […]