In The Darkness, Look To The Light

In The Darkness, Look To The Light

It’s been a week. My community, Westerville, Ohio, suffered the tragic loss of two outstanding police officers, killed in the line of duty. They were following up on a 9-1-1 hangup which ended up being a domestic violence situation. It was a first loss of a...

An Authentic Community Conversation

Who are we? What does community mean? What community (or communities) do we belong to? What do we care about in our community? What changes would we like to see in the community? What are we willing to do for our community? These are the meaningful and difficult...
Why Immigration Matters To Me

Why Immigration Matters To Me

In my 2017 quest to remain steadfast in authenticity, I decided to pause my visceral reaction to last week’s Executive Order on Immigration and check myself on what I was really feeling and what was at the root of those feelings. This is some of that reflection:...

Keep The Dream Alive (#MLKDay 2017)

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. -Martin Luther King, Jr. I was ten years old and happened to be hospitalized for a few days when Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated. Because of that...
Friday Food For Thought on Banning Santa (Let’s Not!)

Friday Food For Thought on Banning Santa (Let’s Not!)

Did you hear this week’s news about the Hillsboro (Oregon) school district banning Santa from classrooms? Teachers were told to refrain from decorating classrooms and hallways with religious themed symbols like Santa Claus. (Whether or not Santa Claus is a...