I've always tried very hard to be like my mom. When I was eight that meant magically liking cilantro after hearing my mom say she liked it. Today it means adopting her mannerisms, trying to see as she does. I only recently discovered how much I had tried to be like my dad. He was, …
800,000 hearts
Written following the SCOTUS decision to strike down the Trump administrations recission of DACA. What happens when you give nearly a million undocumented youth work, travel, education? Dreams come to life and ambitions grow--hard things to control once they're unleashed. We become organizers, teachers, entrepreneurs. We transform communities and seize opportunities. Do you know how …
“Spirit and truth” during COVID-19
Easter 2020 -- Today we remember our savior who died, resurrected, and came back to share this same resurrection power with us. But this Easter Sunday is nothing like what the contemporary church has experienced before. Our celebration of the resurrection is shrouded in worldwide mourning over lost jobs and lives and declining economies and hopes. …
