The Gift of Fire: What the Anger Teaches
I smelled the fire before I knew what it was. I couldn’t see it or feel it, but the air smelled wrong. An acrid, smoky scent hung in the air as I went about my day, tending [...]
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Personal Essays | Finding Grace
Previously published on www.saturdaymorningcoffee.blog It was a typical Thursday morning, but the gloomy clouds and drizzling rain poetically accompanied a nagging sadness [...]
Sweatpants & Soul | For Here, Please | What Curiosity Really Kills
Back in the late 90’s when I worked at a Catholic university in the midwest, I attended a conference in New Orleans with other campus ministers. I didn’t know then that [...]
Sweatpants & Books | Mental Health Reading List
Living with a mental illness can feel isolating, hopefully, these books will remind those of you battling with these disorders that you are not alone. [...]
Personal Essay | Understanding is My Middle Name
On Middle Name Pride Day Emmie shares how she learned to embace her unique middle name. [...]
Sweatpants & Soul | Finish Each Day and Be Done With It
"In regards to the mistakes you’ve made and the negative thoughts you’ve labeled yourself and your life with, let them go." [...]
Sweatpants & Equality | How to Care for Ourselves & Others in Uncertain Political Times, Part 2
Editor’s Note: While we believe that this article has done an excellent job focusing on the proposed policies of the incoming administration and on the facts, we recognize [...]
Sweatpants & Equality | How to Care for Ourselves & Others in Uncertain Political Times, Part 1
After a bitterly divisive election, some are scared. Some don’t know why and want to know more. Here’s how we can care for each other. [...]
