I've been thinking a lot about how I make the decision of whether I'll have contact with a particular person or place and I've also been...

I graduated from college in May of 2000. Twenty years ago! This morning, I pulled out the photo albums from college and made the boys...

The last document we spent time on was one that helped us to think about a systems approach to racial equity. The document helped us to...

The next day was a mixture of super practical and helpful and also very uncomfortable. I was so very grateful for the practical tools...

Part 1 Last week I was supposed to be in St. Louis. This would have been my first All Staff days with National Benevolent Association...

I've seen a different snake every day for three days. I'm not a fan of snakes. I don't know what seeing snakes regularly means. I do...

I don't really have a full blog post to share. Just bits and pieces. Nights have been so loud in the neighborhood. I'm looking forward...

I have had a few straight days of clear thinking and things getting done. It felt good. That time has passed. I'm back to the muddy...

We're all wearing masks inside the house because the HVAC service guy is here. My oldest son couldn't find his mask, so he's wearing a...

We now have a new morning tradition- Rolly Bat. Rolly bat is a Jarrell family game that reaches back to before Grandaddy Jarrell. It is...

We've settled into a pretty good visitation routine. On each day, we visit approximately 10 households according to geographic region. ...

We, at QC Family Tree, started talking about what the summer looks like. The first gut instinct is to remember what we'd already planned...

During the month of April, 10 or more folks have been reading adrienne maree brown's Emergent Strategy and we've been talking about it...

Today, K asked, "How much longer are yall going to be doing this?" I automatically answered, "as long as we can!" I walked away with an...

A few connected and disjointed thoughts on trauma: A couple of years ago, I joined an Artists as Change Agents cohort that was led by...

I've been thinking a lot about my role and identity as pastor. What makes a pastor a pastor? Is it the church? Is it serving the...

It is looking like our "stay at home" mandate is going to stick around at least through May. And even when the "stay at home" mandate is...

I do not know how it is that I got so lucky, so assigned, so blessed, such kairos, such serendipity, such a gift. Some how, in some...

I've been thinking about the mothers of my faith. Thanks to a newly gifted tshirt, Dorothy Day comes to mind often. Thanks to an easy...