My mother and my son - the before and after in my life.
Expanding the lens through which you see your people can transform your relationships, even ones that are challenging. It only requires looking for a wider perspective, one I wish I’d had sooner…
Read moreA hug from Lee Kinard, one of the world’s best believers, with Doug Allred and Laura McGowan Murray looking on.
It was impossible to find the words, but finally they came... after I figured out why it was so damned hard to lose Lee Kinard. What do we do without the believers, the ones who somehow seem to know what we’re capable of long before we do? They give us a chance and, in doing so, they ignite in us a belief in ourselves. But what happens when they are gone, when it’s just us and the indelible mark they’ve left? I think I’ve found the answer…
Read moreAlred Street Baptist Church, where Church happened without walking in the door.
A "chance" encounter with a stranger brought Church outside, to me, and delivered a powerful lesson for all of us. If you're open to it, you, too, will find yourself attending service when you least expect it....
Read moreThe ancient Easter story relates to every one of us, whether Christian or not. It's the story of life and it's teeming with instructions for getting through life's hardest days.....
Read moreThe world came alive for me when I was thirteen and traveled far away for the first time. From then on, every place I've been seems to have had something to teach me. And this time, in Africa, my masters weren't even human....
Read more
