Disengagement
7:12pm Saturday night, walking to my dinner reservation at 7:15, restaurant is a fifteen-minute walk: Thoughts running through my head as I power-walk...
January 6th’s Attempted Coup
Since I began working in May 2019 at the International Rescue Committee (IRC)– one of the largest humanitarian aid organizations in the world wo...
200,000 deaths from Covid in the US
“Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.” Matthew 5:4 This week was really tough. The news that the US reached 200,000 deat...
In light of George Floyd
I wasn’t sure what I publicly wanted to say about all of this until I reflected on the Black lives in my life. This is not a white girl talking abou...
Dating while Distancing
Yesterday, I listened to Brene Brown’s podcast on comparative suffering. Brene argued, citing several psychological theories and quoting well-to-do ...
Coronavirus Encouragement Day 2
Matthew 10:1-10: “Don’t try to be dramatic by tackling some public enemy. Go to the lost, confused people right here in the neighborhood. ...
Coronavirus Encouragement: Day 1
Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. You can ma...
A faith-based and public-health case for social distancing
Why am I speaking out about COVID-19? I majored in Global Health, sitting in lecture after lecture about what the next global pandemic would look like...
Afraid for 2020
At the time of writing this, I’m sitting on a bench overlooking the Brooklyn bridge as school buses, subway trains and cars cross above me, as ferri...
One year in the city
On July 7, five days after returning from a trip around the world with some of my best friends, I moved to New York City. I hopped on a plane to becom...
Vulnerability & Grace
One of the most amazing parts of being a Christian is the constant reminder and reality that God loves me and pursues me even when I royally screw up,...
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