Saint Hewett

May is a crazy time. Maybe not for everyone, but especially for teachers. It's alumni season, so my previous students are stopping in -...

I grew up in a closed table sacramental tradition - that means when they passed the plate with the bread and juice only people who had...

I'm writing this with five tabs open on my browser and a couple other programs running in my brain. The other week I had a conversation...

So I've had a lot of comments and questions about how does one "accidentally" start a doctoral program. Listen up... I had been looking...

When I was in grad school, the "cultural integration" portion of my lesson plans often seemed ambiguous and difficult to write in a...

I really didn't want to write a post this week. Today is Easter, and I love this celebration of my risen saviour, but I don't want to...

I'll never forget Mike pushing me to workout on the stair master one of my last weeks in New Zealand. I was huffing and puffing and...

I still miss Bryce. [Today's post is going to heavily reference context presented by this post from one year ago.] The other day one of...

I really like going to church. I'm actually grateful for the opportunity to gather with other people and follow a liturgy that takes my...

The past two weeks, I was really limping along to spring break, and I had a last minute conversation with a friend that led to a...

This morning Graham started his sermon saying we were going on a "romp through Psalm 27," and I love the sentiment. He gave a beautiful...

I love so many things about my job here in Germany, and one of them is having students spontaneously come over to bake at my house....

This morning's readings were about profound encounters with God, and Graham shared a beautiful message about how we need to hold on to...

I have been incredibly blessed to not only take two classes from Dr. Ray Lubeck on Bible study methods, but I've been given his...

I had a really great week - I watched Encanto twice, I had some great conversations, I enjoyed beautiful moments with students, ate some...

"Your birthday is exactly one week after Waitangi Day," I told my student during lunch earlier this week. "What's Waitangi Day?" his...

By chance, the reflection I read on contemplative prayer this morning talked about Rembrandt's last painting which is an unfinished work...

I love watching the wind. You can see the movement of branches in a subtle breeze or trunks bending during strong gales. I love listening...

Welcome to my annual uplifting post where I tell you how awesome my life is despite the traumatic injury that left me in a wheelchair....

I miss Bryce. This is a post about grief and loss as much as it is a post about joy and celebration, so if you can’t handle that paradox...