How Decluttering My Office Created Space for New Career Goals
Before I began writing professionally, I worked as a volunteer fossil preparator at a prestigious natural history museum. My childhood ambition was to become a…
read moreGrowing in Grace: Wisdom Learned From Gardening With My Mother
Growing up, my mother’s garden was my heaven. There was no other way to describe it. We were blessed to have a decent-sized backyard in…
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How I’m Overcoming Judginess in a Divided World
I feel the anger rising as I scroll. “She is so ignorant.” “I can’t believe he actually thinks that.” “What is wrong with her?” The…
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Ordinary Time, Extraordinary Possibilities
If I was to ask anyone at my school what season of the year it is, I’d hear the same loud, joyful response: “It’s summer!”…
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3 Saints To Keep You Company During Seasons of Waiting
Waiting is an experience that is probably as disliked as it is common to our shared human story. As I sit here several months into…
read moreThe Heavens Are Telling the Glory of God: An Earth Day Reflection
As we celebrate Earth Day tomorrow, I am reminded of the words of Psalm 19, celebrating God’s glory in creation, which begins with the following…
read more3 Ways to Maintain Joy Throughout the Easter Season
During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, I began to suffer a deep depression, unlike anything I had known previously. I’m a professor, and during…
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