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One Quality That Sets a Leader Apart
I look around the conference room in a San Francisco church. The round tables are filled with high capacity young leaders. Some have brought with them the early career fatigue of balancing family and...
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Changing the Conversation
Last night most of America was watching the Oscars...the red carpet beautiful people who seem to be as good at dodging questions as a politician running for office. Many questions the press hurls at...
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Among the Ruins
This is my view outside Latimer house where we’re staying while husband John is in meetings. I know! Pretty wonderful! It looks a little like Downton Abbey but with trees around it, on a hill...
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5 Questions About…
Do you have a nickname? It’s not a nickname exactly, but in our family, and with my close friends, I’m known as “Idea Woman”. I’ve shared before that husband John says the first line of the 4...
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6 Things I’m Learning About Handling Criticism
In our relationship John and I often say that the emotional trajectory of my typical day looks like this: And John’s emotional trajectory looks like this: So when a young woman I mentor asked if she...
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Right-sizing
It seems like spiritual formation often involves right-sizing. There are times when we feel too small, sinful, irredeemable, insignificant, and God reminds us that we are beloved. We matter. His...
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Leaving Baggage Behind
My younger brother, David, is an amazing man of faith, humor, kindness, and courage. Many of you know he has been on a grueling road trip. As I write this, David has been admitted to M.D. Anderson...
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Real Community (Or: What Happens When People Stop Being Polite & Start...
Our daughter Maggie, and her husband Austin are living in the Bay area in California. We are so over the moon proud of both of them! They are amazing communicators and followers of Jesus. I’m thrilled...
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My First Question For Jesus
What’s the first question you want to ask Jesus when you get to heaven? Is it some of the heavy “why’s” of suffering or prayers not answered in the way you wanted? This may sound frivolous, but I’ve...
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Words Matter. Maybe More than Ever
Last week we sat, super-glued to our televisions, not wanting to watch the destructive images as the Capitol was breached and our democracy threatened, but also not able to turn away. There are so...
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