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Class: Building Our Compassion Muscles

December 18, 2020

I had the enormous pleasure of presenting this class on "Building Our Compassion Muscles" for my alma mater Davidson College. If you've been needing a little bit more compassion in your life, either for yourself or other people, I hope you'll tune in and practice some strength exercises that will help us all become a little bit more compassionate Read More

Filed Under: Life, Social Justice Tagged With: compassion, davidson college, empathy, lifelong learning, meditation

Creating Space for Wisdom Sharing

June 25, 2018

Along with spending more time in silence, another spiritual practice I’m cultivating is creating space for the wisdom of the room to emerge. At a basic level this involves talking less and listening more. Keeping quiet is a discipline I’ve had to learn. I was the type of kid who raised my hand to speak in class at every opportunity.  One day in Read More

Filed Under: Advocacy, Faith, Life Tagged With: compassion, divinity school, grace, listening, pastoral care, seminary, Spirit, wisdom

Cooling the Sting of Disappointment

March 6, 2018

“Always a finalist, never an offer.” The disappointment of making it to the final round but not being selected is tough to stomach. When it happens repeatedly, it’s soul-crushing.  Over the last two years I’ve experienced it enough times that it’s almost comical. Almost.   Anytime we throw our hats into the ring, whether it’s for a new position Read More

Filed Under: Faith, Life Tagged With: compassion, disappointment, dreams, hope, inner critic, lessons learned, letdown, opportunities, possibilities, self-talk, sympathy, vulnerability

Silent Night, Holy Night: Reflections on Mother and Child

December 21, 2015 Leave a Comment

Advent is a season of expectation, hope, and preparation for the miracle of God’s entry into our world as a vulnerable infant. But do we pause often enough to ponder the birth itself? The nativity stories found in our sacred texts tell us little about it, though what we know is Mary was a relatively young woman, she was pregnant at an unexpected Read More

Filed Under: Advocacy, Family, Social Justice Tagged With: advocacy, Christianity, compassion, faith communities, global health, Jesus, Mary, maternal health

Relaxation as a Spiritual Discipline

September 15, 2015 Leave a Comment

I have a productivity obsession. I wouldn’t go so far as to call it an addiction, though in describing to a friend how euphoric it feels to check off a bunch of to-dos, he said, “You kind of sound like a junkie.” He may be right. Up until a year ago I didn’t think I had a problem. When I heard experts talk about self-care and meditation and “me” Read More

Filed Under: Faith Tagged With: Christianity, compassion, faith communities, lessons learned, motherhood

Power, Abuse, and the Duggars: Part Three

August 24, 2015 Leave a Comment

I didn't set out with the intention of writing a third blog post about the Duggars (see posts one and two), but after the most recent news about Josh's accounts on Ashley Madison, a website for--let's just call it what it is--adultery,  I feel compelled to. Just like I have no interest in shaming Bristol Palin for her second pregnancy, I needn't Read More

Filed Under: Family, Social Justice Tagged With: babies, birth, compassion, Duggars, power, scandal

Why I’m Not Watching

August 18, 2015 Leave a Comment

I'm grateful to Feminism and Religion for allowing me to guest post today on the decision not to watch--and what I've gained by doing so. Read More

Filed Under: Advocacy, Faith Tagged With: activism, advocacy, compassion, media, planned parenthood

One Good Thing I Learned in Church: Embrace

April 23, 2015 Leave a Comment

As a contributor to Talking Taboo: American Women Get Frank about Faith, I had the opportunity to guest post for Erin Lane, co-editor of the anthology, in answering the question: what's one good thing you learned in church?   Growing up I never got to be the new kid in class. For some this might sound ideal, but for me it was stifling. I went to Read More

Filed Under: Faith Tagged With: Christianity, compassion, faith communities

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