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The Meandering Path of Identity Sep. 01, 2024
I have hopes for my 40s. One was that I wouldn't continue to be the youngest person in the room. But... Read More
The Bible Proves Women Can Lead in the Church Aug. 30, 2024
A study of 5,459 U.S. adults released earlier this year by the Survey Center on American Life reveal... Read More
She Was a Good Dog Aug. 18, 2024
My dog, who emitted her typical deep sigh seconds before the medicine stopped her heart, just didn't... Read More
Asking Too Much From Our Imperfect Systems Aug. 04, 2024
I've been breaking my noggin over some proposed ordinances the last few weeks, asking nearly everyon... Read More
Blocked but Not Beaten Jul. 14, 2024
Ah, writer's block — the invisible brick wall that every writer inevitably faceplants into. As... Read More
There Are No Debates in an Echo Chamber Jun. 30, 2024
I'm someone who watches horror movies from behind fingers in front of her eyes or a forearm shieldin... Read More
Seeing Clearly Is the Start Jun. 23, 2024
There is now a regular in the parking lot of my local grocery store who asks to clean my windshield.... Read More
The Shadows Turned Away From the Sun Jun. 09, 2024
At 5:30 a.m., it was still dark when we — five cops, two city council members, and one city ma... Read More
He Would Give Them Water Jun. 02, 2024
I've thought more about what Jesus would do in the last five months than I have since those bracelet... Read More
Recognizing the Deep Magic May. 26, 2024
I've taken to repeating a modified phrase from Aslan in C.S. Lewis' "Chronicles of Narnia." Usually,... Read More
The Seeds Already Planted May. 19, 2024
The call came early in the morning from his mother. The matriarch of my husband's family, their near... Read More
The Charge of Democracy May. 12, 2024
As I was being charged by name with genocide and cowardice by the protesters yelling in council cham... Read More
The Transitional State of Women Apr. 28, 2024
I can't remember how I got suckered into going to Girls State. I didn't run for student council and ... Read More
Just a Normal Ride Along Apr. 21, 2024
Officer Castaneda was already waiting for me at the front as I pulled up. "She's mine," she called ... Read More
Seek Out the Change-Makers, Not Just the Young Apr. 14, 2024
I had a meeting with young activists last week. They each had prepared statements and a binder with ... Read More
The Wrinkles of Legacy Apr. 07, 2024
A long time ago, a colleague from several jobs ago took a leap in vulnerability over lunch. She expl... Read More
The Little Red Food Truck That Could Jan. 07, 2024
The food truck's chef was slow, their generator wailed, and the traffic sped by uncomfortably close.... Read More
The Currency of Your Attention Is Worth a Resolution Dec. 31, 2023
The host of an NPR podcast explained how, as a kid, he was someone more eager to go to bed on New Ye... Read More
Thoughts on Marriage: A Post-Wedding Dispatch Dec. 22, 2023
I write this week as a very different man than I was when writing my last column. Then, I was merely... Read More
Changing the Language but Not Our Search for Meaning Dec. 17, 2023
With the pandemic, there was a rumbling about jumping into a strange timeline we hadn't prepared for... Read More
