{ Deeper Church: On fighting, farming & feasting } 16 Oct, 2014 I’ve come to think that the implements for peace are in the granaries, not the armories. Maybe we need to look in garden sheds, not gun safes,… Share:FacebookTwitteremail
{ Deeper Family: He Sits With Women } 05 Mar, 2014 He sits with women. When trouble comes, the mamas and widows gather at the edges of peril and my husband finds them. He joins them. Last week… Share:FacebookTwitteremail
{ The Red Couch Book Club: God Has A Dream } 26 Feb, 2014 This morning I’m sharing some reflections on my reading of Desmond Tutu’s God Has A Dream, my most re-read book penned by this beloved African elder. The… Share:FacebookTwitteremail
{ ShePonders: We Belong to the Sixth Day of Creation } 11 Feb, 2014 We belong to the sixth day of creation. We belong to the dark, damp soil teeming with freshly created life. We stand as shared substance with all… Share:FacebookTwitteremail
{ ShePonders: Hope } 14 Jan, 2014 Growing up hope was a whispy dandelion. Hold its tender stem, blow, and watch all the florets move with the breeze, small against the bright sun and… Share:FacebookTwitteremail
SEE (Five Minute Friday) 11 Jan, 2014 A five minute free write, unedited, done in conjunction with Lisa-Jo Baker. The prompt: SEE. (And yes, I’m a day late. Some Fridays are like that,… Share:FacebookTwitteremail
Week With Walter: Jenny Flannagan 02 May, 2013 Jenny and I met in London. She hosted conversations with TearFund, an NGO based in the UK, and we were invited as the leaders of Amahoro Africa.… Share:FacebookTwitteremail
Week With Walter: Luke Harms 01 May, 2013 Luke is one of my Deeper Story friends. His story intrigued me, as a vet turned peacemaker. His candor and thoughtfulness always kept me reading. So through… Share:FacebookTwitteremail
Week With Walter: D.L. Mayfield 30 Apr, 2013 Ah, D.L. Mayfield. I read her words and ache at the goodness. She moves me with honest descriptions of life as we live it and the life… Share:FacebookTwitteremail
{ Deeper Story: Embodied Stories } 22 Apr, 2013 I hated tattoos. Then I turned 40. And a friend got his first tattoo, one he designed. It was like looking at truth burnished into his skin,… Share:FacebookTwitteremail
