Good morning... On a chilly, rainy day in Atlanta, Georgia, I received photos from my extended family who live in the midwest. "This is what it looks like in our backyard," my dad wrote from Ohio into our family text string. "Beautiful from your window," wrote my sister from forty-five minutes away. "This is Jonah (her grandson) playing [...]

Good morning... "It's a tumultuous time," I heard myself say on our spiritual direction phone call yesterday. The dark skies and driving rain matched the mood of the moment as Hurricane Melissa is barreling down on Jamaica, loved ones are losing jobs, devastating wars continue to rage, and an estimated 42 million Americans who rely on the Supplemental [...]

Good morning... On this day designated "World Gratitude Day", we experience the raw bittersweetness of life. As a praying community, we prepare for tomorrow's memorial service for sixteen year old Benji Reiser. "Good morning Sue," a friend wrote yesterday. "I read Benji's obituary and genuinely cannot imagine the devastation not only in his family but also among his [...]

Good morning... I love living life semester by semester. Good book by good book. Soulful conversation by soulful conversation. This week, we enjoyed our final class parties for our Wednesday afternoon group and our Thursday morning crew. As "soul friends" studying Practicing the Way by John Mark Comer, we have heard Jesus' invitation, "Follow me." Out loud we [...]

Good morning... Each new year, I sit still and ask, "God, what word might guide my living this year?" As I sat and I wondered, an answer dawned. I was surprised by the word less. Less worry. Less hurry. Less striving. Less criticism. "Huh," I thought. "Sometimes less is truly more." [...]