In 2016, our church produced a video with Jocelyn’s story of our early journey with Julia. Watching it ten years later, I was reminded again that, though I’ve learned a lot, there is so much more…
I spent an evening watching my friend Chris perform with a longtime collaborator. Chris brings so much of himself to the performance and shares it quietly and humbly. And of course, I brought my camera along.
On this difficult anniversary, there is a special grief that I remember feeling as my understanding of who we were evaporated. But there is the hope of a larger reality we can take part in that can overtake our fear…
I’ve passed by people and scenes like this many times – and regretted not capturing them. This time I listened; and took an invite to a new personal creative assignment.
In the last hours of Advent, I sat in the cool darkness of the morning to reflect on how badly we need the miracle that would come…
My daughter Julia – who you probably already know – has Down syndrome. Consider yourself aware! I humbly invite you into an adventure beyond awareness and into something far more life-giving. Wanna go?
I recently invited everyone who serves in the Care & Marriage Initiatives at Kensington Church to celebrate twenty years of ministry together. After a great meal, I shared five challenges that we need to commit to as we move forward into the future. These are the notes for that talk.
I got a response to a recent blog post on empathy from a long time and respected friend. He has a good heart and a perspective likely quite different from mine. It was an exercise in self reflection and keeping a conversation going while trying stay respectful.
We have to keep talking to each other – even when it’s hard.
Heavy day for a lot of us. It was a chance encounter with a sunflower that lifted my spirits a bit.
A recent conversation on leadership turned quickly from abstraction to something deeply personal – and reminded me of a long-held conviction.
The HHS Secretary’s statement about autism was chilling in parts – but it got me thinking…