Potential vs. Performance

When Deidra Riggs asked me to write for The High Calling on the topic “Performance vs. Potential,” my first thought was, Awesome! A paying writing gig! I immediately emailed her back to say yes. My very next thought was, oh crap. What have I done?...

Happy St. Nicholas Day

Today is the feast day of St. Nicholas. If you missed my post about him (and the delight of secret gifts), you can head on over the The High Calling and check it out. And for a bonus, I’m also moonlighting over at A Deeper Church today, with another brief essay...

At the Corner

That Was Then “Mama?” I stood in the doorway of her dark bedroom. Light from the hall spilled around me and onto the bed where she lay, asleep, still in her skirt, blouse, and pantyhose. I crossed the room and stood beside the bed. “Mama?” I touched her shoulder. She...