"I can't breathe."
Dear friends, “I can’t breathe.” This anguished cry echoes through our nation. It echoes through the video that shows George Floyd, an...
Can We Find JOY in Teaching and Learning in Our Schools in Our Post COVID-19 World?
Dara Berry, Director of Operations at Open Spirit, as well as my new assistant director of the Nourishing Teachers/Strengthening...
Lighting Candles for our Friends in Sri Lanka
Dear friends, Yesterday, in my role as pastor of Edwards Church, I preached an Easter sermon. I focused on what I understand to be the...
Courageous Art
Strong solo voices filled Edwards Hall as guests arrived for our Inspiring Courage: Stories of Passion and Compassion speaker event on...
A letter in response to the Christchurch terror
Dear Friends, I went to bed last night aware that something horrible and hate-filled was happening in Christchurch, New Zealand. I woke...
Inspiring Courage - A Reflection
There are different ways to envision courage. Storybooks and news stories describe courageous heroes performing superhuman acts of...
Hate Has No Home Here
Dear Friends, Over the last few weeks, the news on TV has been overwhelming. Along with many of you, I have struggled to know what to do...
Reflections on Tree of Life Synagogue Tragedy
Dear Friends, Today a gunman opened fire at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh. Eleven worshipers were killed. This was...
September 12th Reflections
Yesterday, September 11, was the 17th anniversary of the terrorist attacks that killed thousands of people and changed our world forever....
Rejuvenation
This past Tuesday, the first official day of summer break, twenty teachers (including some support staff) involved in Open Spirit’s...
