Influencing is a bonafide industry, but the effects of personal branding can be damaging to identity and confidence.
An Experiment in Optimism
An Experiment in Optimism – a repost of reflection on what it might mean to decide that being happy and delighted is a good thing.
I Asked AI to Write a Poem About the Fashion Industry
I asked ChatGPT AI to write a poem about labor issues in the fashion industry and this is the result. AI has its pitfalls, but can be useful.
2023 Word: Joy
A reflection on 2022 and why I’m actively choosing joy in 2023.
9 Tips to Live Your Best Life
This article was written by Alice Robertson of Tidy Home The quest for a happy and meaningful existence is universal. Chances are you want to live your best life. Unfortunately, …
A Few Links: December 2022
Today I thought I’d do a little roundup of articles and sales I’ve been enjoying lately.
June 2022 Life Update: If You’re Going Through Hell
If You’re Going Through Hell If you’re going through hellKeep on going, don’t slow downIf you’re scared, don’t show itYou might get out before the devil even knows you’re there …
Canterbury in Pictures
Pictures and reflections on my pilgrimage to Canterbury Cathedral with my seminary class.
My Core Values: Sustainable Living and Beyond
Sustainable Living Core Values – Ethical consumption can seem petty until you realize that it’s part of a larger social justice ethic.
The Downside of Development
Written by lawyer, Ashlee Uren, this post delves into the colonialist history and unintended consequences of development.
Republicans Are Wrong About Progressive Christianity
Progressive Christians are in the news again as a result of the “blue tsunami” at the 2026 midterm elections, which saw half-a-dozen mainline and progressive pastors and one seminarian from …
MLK: “Let Us Be Dissatisfied”
“Let Us Be Dissatisfied” Excerpted from The Southern Christian Leadership Conference Presidential Address, August 16, 1967 “…There are forty million poor people here. And one day we must ask the …
The Service Industry Changed My Heart
The Service Industry Changed My Heart This post was originally published in 2015. I tell the college-aged women at my church that service industry work builds character, and I truly …
5 Favorite Quotes for the New Year
Favorite Quotes for the New Year “There is a candle in your heart, ready to be kindled. There is a void in your soul, ready to be filled. You feel …
A Former Evangelical on Abortion
Why abortion arguments on both sides get it wrong, and why seeing each other’s intentions matters if we want to expand human sacredness to encompass all people.