Be Still

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Devotional written for Memphis Center for Urban Theological Studies Have you ever tried to have a meaningful conversation in a noisy room? You shout to be heard and strain to hear the other person. You see a friend across the room that you’d love to catch up with, but you can only manage to wave [...]

You Gotta Blog. Here’s Why.

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These statistics on blogging are hard to believe, but they’ve been widely cited from reliable sources. I always advise the nonprofits and small businesses I work with to blog for this reason. The benefits are obvious, so why doesn’t everyone have a blog? I think it’s far more intimidating that it has to be. I [...]

Tears

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Devotional written for Memphis Center for Urban Theological Studies Adapted from an earlier post. “There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love.” — Washington Irving [...]

Writing: Forget What Your Teacher Taught You

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Marko Saric’s excellent post, 6 Ways Your English Teacher Wrecked Your Writing reminded me of my girls’ high school days, when every piece of their (and some of their friends’) written work encountered my notorious red pen. Both of my girls are excellent writers, so the editing was mostly for flow and to catch an [...]

Tune Your Heart

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Devotional written for Memphis Center for Urban Theological Studies “Has it ever occurred to you that one hundred pianos all tuned to the same fork are automatically tuned to each other? They are of one accord by being tuned, not to each other, but to another standard to which each one must individually bow. So [...]