An unexpected lesson in learning to pray through the fear of loss.
A reflection on the one-year anniversary of a major injury.
As *cino continues to develop a vision for its historic school property in Three Rivers, Michigan, a list of ways to continue and to grow.
Learning to stay present to God in each moment on the cusp of a lay monastic novitiate.
Reflections on the dark days of early parenthood with Hillary Frank.
An Easter reflection on growing together in our church communities.
Reflecting on a return to school at 28 years old.
Surveying 26 years of marriage, parenting and wrestling with depression.
On the effort to create spaces that welcome all people.
Advice to a teen-aged self struggling with anxiety.
A review of the film Of Gods and Men, directed by Xavier Beauvois.
A college graduate ponders retirement planning.
Rediscovering play as a young adult in a new city.
A reflection on the church as a place of belonging (or not) for introverts.
Culture Make Sale connects the world to Three Rivers, Michigan.
A community responds to the longing of a childless couple.
Reflecting on the quality of connections as a single twenty-something grieving a loss.
Words of advice for a friend who’s getting a new start in a different place.
On the struggle to discover deep connections after college.
What makes a family a true community?
On the joys and challenges of gathering over a meal.
Moving to a new neighborhood illuminates interconnectedness.
Tracing a life full of learning experiences.
Moving from transplanted strangers to homemaking exiles.
Asking hard questions and embracing complex answers in community.
Unearthing childhood memories of fear and separation.
On the tangle of questions and desires at the point of church transition.
A move to a new community is marked by shared meals and beverages.
Encouraging faith communities to lament together.
Reclaiming rituals for whole personhood.