You don’t become a master of your craft by happenstance; you stay deeply curious and have an insatiable will to learn, apply what you learn, and progress. — Paul Reed Smith Be transformed by the renewing of your mind. — Romans 12:2 NEW YEAR! NEW YOU!Wait, what? All that really happened was we started writing…

With gratitude to a super friend for pointing me to this — Vice President Harris never called a little girl cute or commented on her outfit; instead, she’d say, “You look like the smartest person in your class.” The vice president would say, “Let me hear you say, ‘I am a leader,’ ” and even…

“Be transformed by the renewing of your mind,” says Romans 12:2. “You don’t become a master of your craft by happenstance,” says Paul Reed Smith. The older I get, the more I catch on that we truly are being changed, all the time, in a wild myriad of ways. The focus then becomes what we’re…

United Methodist Bishop Ken Carter wrote this earlier today, and it’s with his graciously expressed permission that I share it with you — If you want to learn more about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., I highly recommend Richard Lischer’s The Preacher King: Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Word that Moved America (Oxford University…

You don’t become a master of your craft by happenstance; you stay deeply curious and have an insatiable will to learn, apply what you learn, and progress. — Paul Reed Smith 3. What progress are you making today with what you’re learning and applying?

“Eighty percent of New Year’s resolutions fail after February,” says Gabby Bernstein. In your experience, does it take that long, really? “I believe in New Year’s intentions instead,” she concludes. Cue Rick Warren’s book, The Purpose Driven Life. Or…not. Back when his book was a best seller, a church member told me, “There’s just something…

From a recent text convo, shared here with gracious permission on the condition of anonymity –— One of my many take-aways from my time in [a faith community] is the primacy of God’s grace. And one of my many take-aways from my time in [another faith community]is the prevalence of judgement, exclusion, and more that…

Treat yourself and those you care about to this — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofF2a0QOamc or https://www.facebook.com/share/r/14n3UKpwmi — Apply as needed. But maybe don’t rinse real soon.

“If God forgives us,” wrote C.S. Lewis, “we must forgive ourselves. Otherwise it is almost like setting up ourselves as a higher tribunal.” Full stop.

With gratitude to friends in the Episcopalian Church —- THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT OUR PRIESTS Pray for all our priests. 🙏🏻Shared from St Mary’s Episcopal Church, Kansas City