After postponing the launch date three times due to COVID-19, my publisher finally released my memoir on October 27. Yes. Exactly one week before the most controversial and significant election in my lifetime. And right in the midst of a pandemic that has now killed nearly a quarter of a…
Last night, I had the privilege of joining Sherry Belul for the online book release launch for Nothing Bad Between Us, graciously hosted by Annie Bloom’s Books. If you were unable to attend, don’t worry! You can watch the event on YouTube by clicking here. It was a…
I am pleased to introduce Apricot Irving, award winning author of The Gospel of Trees, and one of her teachers Suzette Goff-Geffrard. Apricot grew up as a missionary’s daughter in Haiti – where Suzette was her teacher – during a time of social…
As part of our ongoing series, Choosing Compassion Over Fear, I am featuring some of our most cherished friends and colleagues to discover how they have navigated the landscape of doubt, insecurity, tragedy, and fear to move toward becoming their truest selves. Today, we are honored to bring you a special…
As I await the final results of the election of 2020, I am reflecting on the fact that no matter which candidate wins, half of the citizens of my country will likely feel angry and devastated. The other half can easily fall into being self-righteously triumphant. We are a country…
At the end of a long, trying week of division and uncertainty, I’m reminded that there are moments of positivity and hope that creep into troubling times. You find them in both likely and unlikely places. The closing narration of the film Stranger Than…
As part of our ongoing series, Choosing Compassion Over Fear, I am featuring some of our most cherished friends and colleagues to discover how they have navigated the landscape of doubt, insecurity, tragedy, and fear to move toward becoming their truest selves. Today, we are…
Earlier this week, I sat down with a copy of my new book Nothing Bad Between Us, which was officially released on Tuesday. To say it’s been a long, strange journey to this destination is beyond an understatement. Knowing that others are now reading the story of my life…
I’m pleased to introduce today’s guest, Gopar Tapkida, from the Mennonite Central Committee, MCC. But while Ann Graber Hershberger, our last guest, was at HQ in the US, Gopar is MCC’s Representative in Zimbabwe, Africa. Gopar has led interfaith dialogues between…
As part of our ongoing series, Choosing Compassion Over Fear, I am featuring some of our most cherished friends and colleagues to discover how they have navigated the landscape of doubt, insecurity, tragedy, and fear to move toward becoming their truest…