On a hot and humid evening in late July, I sat in a dimly lit air-conditioned room on the campus of Slippery Rock University and wept. I was not alone in the room—which was partly why I was crying. (These were the happy tears.) For the first time since Jubilee 2020, I was surrounded by…
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And here we are in Advent.
In April, just a few weeks into my new routine of working from home and ordering groceries online and only visiting with people through my computer screen, I sent out an email with this subject heading: “Honestly hadn’t planned on giving up quite this much for Lent.” And here we are in Advent. A couple…
“Honestly hadn’t planned on giving up quite this much for Lent.”
Corona Diaries, Day 20: Thursday, April 2, 2020 “Honestly hadn’t planned on giving up quite this much for Lent.” This tweet from Andy Crouch was posted on Friday afternoon, March 13, 2020. Coincidentally, that’s the last day I spent any appreciable time away from my house. Yep. Friday the 13th. I got up that morning and went…
The 30-year reunion
When I showed up at Allegheny College at the beginning of June for my 30th reunion, I was excited to spend a few days with my friends in the place where we first met. Michelle, Ann, Terri, Lori, and I were barely 18 years old in 1984, our freshman year. We hadn’t declared our majors…
Make a difference with your life
The coffee hadn’t quite kicked in when I arrived at CCO headquarters a couple weeks ago. As I passed by our recruiting team’s office, I registered something out of the corner of my eye that caused me to double back and take a second look. Apparently, as my colleagues Alycia and Sam sorted through the…
O come, Desire of Nations: Reflections on 2016
O come, Desire of Nations, bind In one the hearts of all mankind; Oh, bid our sad divisions cease, And be Yourself our King of Peace. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to you, O Israel! When we sang this verse in church this past Sunday, I heard it with fresh ears. If nothing else can be…
From generation to generation
I attended my first ACO meeting during the first week of my freshman year at Allegheny College, before I even knew what “ACO” stood for. Karen, my student orientation advisor, invited me, and that was good enough for me. My next-door neighbor/ new best friend/ future roommate Michelle and I checked out this Allegheny Christian…
Mary’s first Jubilee conference
If you follow me on Facebook, you are probably aware that Jubilee 2016 was the 40th Jubilee conference. When I did the math, I realized it was my 32nd. And it was my cousin Mary’s first. Mary’s daughter Miranda attended Jubilee a few years ago, after she participated in the CCO’s Ocean City Beach Project….
Advent 2015: Some thoughts for the longest night of the year
On the second Sunday of Advent, we lit the peace candle at Friendship Community Church. Then we were given a few moments to write our own prayers for peace before walking forward to place them into a basket next to the burning light. I didn’t have nearly enough time or space on my 3×5 index…
New website, new colleagues, new cousin: my July newsletter
This morning, Bonnie, Tyler, Peter, and I gathered for a team meeting, reviewing our goals for the upcoming school year and talking about what it means to do “holy marketing.” How do we pursue our work in a way that reflects God’s Kingdom, both explicitly and implicitly? I love that I get to work in a place…
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