I think it is extremely challenging to craft words and build understanding in a complex, globalized world. One of my main areas of struggle is with my two core environments, an urban city where I have lived most of the past 30 years and my home dirt, which is a small r...

I think of this man, so fun and so full of life. We were playing a game in Jackson, Mississippi, while visiting the home of our beloved hero, Dr. John Perkins. Richard was all about game participation and he was stellar in his improv interpretation of a Project Runway...

As a member of the Living School, Cohort 2020, I arrived in Albuquerque excited, hopeful that I had finally found my people. I was looking for something different than my decades-long dominant culture evangelical church experience. That faith arena, with its heaven eva...

For the past couple of decades, I’ve been on a journey of crafting a lifestyle that is somewhat contrary to our Western success model. Theologian Barbara Holmes speaks about taking intentional measures to reshape her life into a more balanced posture; and, her words re...

My college daughter is home for Thanksgiving break and we had a delightful breakfast catch-up at Chicago’s Soho House. The Soho was her choice and both their food and coffee were amazing, as they are in many places across our wonderful city. I truly believe we are The...

I love Target. Their original Chicago flagship store is close to my home and it allows me to make one shopping trip for multiple life-sustaining items... a mama's dream experience in this day and age of constant going. As well, I also adore their design-forward Project...

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MissionYear is a group that supports urban immersion lifestyles for young, 20-something types in major cities across our country. Their program is an amazingly creative way to immerse in diverse cultural “norms”; and, learn how to Love God and Love People outside of th...

On New Year’s Day a dear friend of mine lost her eighteen year old son in a tragic accident.  He was walking home in the dark hours of the early morning along an elevated train track. The guy walked everywhere, all times of day... he knew his Chicago neighborhood and t...