April 2015

Last week at Faith Forward, I had such a great time getting to know the Webb family. We talked ice cream and dessert, favorite books, swapped handshakes, and even practiced our handstands in the hallway. Matt, Eva, Jack, Solveig and Evie came to share with us about their One Year Road…

I know there are plenty of voices weighing in on what’s going on in Baltimore (and what went on in Ferguson), but I heard Malcolm Gladwell speak recently, and I think his insights are applicable here, and worth sharing. Gladwell was speaking about legitimacy. (If you have time, I highly…

Happy Moltmann Monday! In light of Earth Day last week, I’m sharing a section of God in Creation today, from the very beginning of the book where Moltmann outlines some guiding ideas for his ecological theology (bold mine, italics Moltmann’s) Modern thinking has developed by way of an objectifying, analytical,…

Happy belated Earth Day! In honor of our beautiful planet, I’m sharing four simple ways you can be more earth-friendly. I am no eco-expert, but over the years our family has slowly integrated earth-friendliness into our routines, and honestly? It’s not that difficult. I am the queen of low maintenance, so I’m not…

I know, I know. Me and my Hebrew words. What can I say? I love them. I love, love, love them. I can’t believe I let my Hebrew lapse so badly. (Well, I can. It’s called grad school and children and jobs. But still. Such a tragedy.) Anyway, I actually…