One of the most common challenges I hear in organizations is some version of this: “We need to communicate better.” It seems like a straightforward problem. Information isn’t getting where it needs to go. People don’t know what is happening. Leaders feel disconnected. Decisions are misunderstood. The solution seems obvious:… Continue reading
I suppose some kids learn to drive in an empty Wal Mart parking lot, trying to avoid stray shopping carts and maneuvering around reserved parking signs and construction cones. My experience was different. The Nairobi Game Park is located on the outskirts of Nairobi, in the shadow of one of… Continue reading
My recent post about changing the settings on an exercise machine has been sticking with me more than I expected. I’ve been noticing in myself moments where I’m coming up against internal scripts that I’ve either successfully or unsuccessfully rewritten or adjusted. The first time I walked in the Pride… Continue reading
The other day at the gym, I sat down at a machine and immediately realized something was off. The settings had been left exactly where the previous person needed them. But my legs didn’t fit. So I stopped and made some adjustments. It wasn’t a particularly dramatic moment. But something… Continue reading
Easter 7a (John 17:1-11) As Jesus anticipates what is about to happen and is aware that their world is about to change, he takes one more opportunity to pray that this relationship they have had with him will continue to infuse the relationship they have with each other. Can you… Continue reading
There’s a word in Swahili that I resonate with: vumilia. It basically means “persevere.”But the way my dad used to translate it is, keep on keeping on feels a little different than “just hang in there.” Kuvumulia, as an action, is less about barely making it through, and more about a steady,… Continue reading
My first two experiences in this year of Cultivating Delight weren’t dramatic or adventurous. They didn’t require travel or planning or courage in the way we often think about courage. But they asked something deeper of me. They asked me to challenge a story I’ve been carrying for a long time. A… Continue reading
This year, as I approach a birthday, I’m choosing a different kind of journey—not a list of goals, but a rhythm of living intentionally. I want to cultivate delight. To notice the small and the extraordinary. To create, to explore, to stretch, and to rest. To trust that what I… Continue reading
Again and again, Jesus enters the messy places of human life—the places of suffering, confusion, and unanswered questions—and he begins the slow work of restoration… How different might this man’s experience have been if the people around him had listened with curiosity instead of suspicion? What if they gave him… Continue reading
This is one of the truths the gospel keeps revealing. The places we think of as wilderness—the places of isolation, uncertainty, or shame—are often the very places where God meets us most honestly. March 8, 2026 (Lent 3A; John 4:7-29, Kildonan Community Church) There are seasons in life when we… Continue reading