grace

It’s a Saturday in September, and we’re moving my oldest son Aidan into Chicago on his 19th birthday....

every laugh is a light

I’m sitting at the kitchen table, on the eve of Advent, laughing with friends, knowing I’ll be waking...

analog companionship

On the one-year anniversary of the COVID quarantine, here’s a chapter from True Companions about the wonders of...

true companions

I almost completely ignored her. It was near the beginning of a very busy Wednesday. I had behind-the-scenes...

diversity

“Family dinners.” I’d spent the day at a dads retreat, talking about how to intentionally shape the culture...

Easter virus

It’s Saturday, the day between death and resurrection. Two thousand years ago, Holy Saturday was a day of...

Lent COVID-19

This year, instead of doing Lent, Lent is doing me. In my faith tradition, Lent is the spiritual...

purpose

Something happened to me last summer, and it is still happening. In June, a friend sent me an...

death and resurrection

This year, the maples all turned purple. They usually die all at once in an explosion of blood...

back to school parenting

It’s nearing the end of summer vacation, and I’m out of ideas. For my kids, ages eight and...