by jo | Jul 22, 2011 | Travel
Well, it’s been a LONG last few days. We’ve been going non-stop since we arrived in Haiti on Sunday afternoon. I’ll try to update here in some stages, even though it all has happened, I haven’t had time to stop and write about it. On our way to...
by jo | Feb 28, 2011 | Everyday Stories
Opinion Piece Published Feb. 28, 2011 Controversial Language. Biblical Message. Students’ eyes were forward, heads were up and ears were pricked as Mary Karr started speaking in chapel on Wednesday. She had us hooked from the moment she started talking about the...
by jo | Feb 28, 2011 | Everyday Stories
Opinion Article published Feb. 14, 2011 It happened a few weeks ago, and I was sitting in the congregation of my home church. We experience joy together, and the discomfort of pain and grief, together, but it’s rare when we feel uncomfortable together. But this...
by jo | Nov 22, 2010 | Everyday Stories
Oroville – I have been largely shaped by this community. Because of this town: I have learned the value and rarity of a dollar. I have learned how to make my own adventures. I have learned how to not offend, but to make peace (because it’s a small town, and you’ll...
by jo | Oct 30, 2010 | Everyday Stories
The Church Visitor’s sheet read like this: Name: Stone A. Lawson. Address: Passing Through. I’ve gotten to know Stone over the past four weeks as we both sit in the back of the grand Presbyterian sanctuary downtown. We sit among others who similarly don’t have a...