Fasting in a Pandemic
How involuntarily fasting from normalcy this Lent teaches us humility, gratitude, and solidarity.
Mental Health
Coping with Anxiety in a Pandemic
From Sojourners: Nationally, we are experiencing anxiety we haven’t known since 9/11. We haven’t felt this helpless, fragile, and mortal for nearly a generation. So, what are we going to do about it? Read my latest Sojo piece here.
The ABCs of Coping When the Coronavirus Brings Uncertainty, Anxiety and Fear
Feeling anxious? I’m suggesting these ABCs to my Wake Tech students and us all.
Why Loving Your Enemies is Hard, and How You Can Do It Three Minutes at a Time
This week, Pastor Brent Levy, of The Local Church and I recorded a short loving-kindness meditation break for Advent. Listen here. From The Local Church: Advent means “coming” or “arrival,” and it’s a season in which we not only wait for the hope of Christmas and the coming …
World Mental Health Day: Ending Isolation and Suicide
There are plenty of reasons to be anxious and depressed right now. Mass shootings, communities devastated by hurricanes and earthquakes, threats of nuclear war. In these chaotic times, it’s normal to feel like things are spinning out of control. But in my tiny corner of …