How does a fallen world begin to heal? How do the shattered pieces get put back together to form a picture that is even more beautiful than it was to begin with? The answer: piece by piece. Those called of … more
“Where is the lub-dub?!” Something was terribly wrong, at the earliest possible moment in my medical career. It was a moment of crisis for me on an otherwise ordinary weeknight more than a decade ago. Just after I had begun … more
“I just don’t think you were listening. I was looking for empathy and you seemed to have your own agenda.” Truer, more sobering words were never spoken to me. Though sad and hurt, my patient was not angry or mean. … more
“You know you’re a nurse when you wash your hands before AND after using the bathroom.” This wise saying was passed along by my first professor in nursing school, Linda Pellico. She is a teacher who brought us to tears … more
I work at the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Arizona. Mayo Clinic has been around since the early 1900s starting in the small town of Rochester, Minnesota but has grown to be the largest medical clinic in the US. It built … more
Grace Winifred Coleman Elliott (A eulogy delivered March 2012 in Winchester, KS by Steven Garber celebrating the faithful, daily work of a life well-lived) To be known and to be loved— it is not a small thing in this world, and … more
This year, March inaugurates a new birthday celebration at my house as our wobbly-legged youngest son turns one. Like many mothers, I could swear it was just yesterday that he was born, and perhaps it is that sincere vividness which … more
A cold wind blew through the plywood press box protruding over the top row of empty metal bleachers at Green Run High School in Virginia Beach, Va. It was a rainy Friday night in late October, with only a few … more
Dr. Amy Sherman, a senior fellow at the Sagamore Institute and director of the Center on Faith in Communities, as well as a senior fellow with International Justice Mission, recently released her latest book, Kingdom Calling: Vocational Stewardship for the … more
Three months ago, I began working as an intern at The Washington Institute. In one sense, my work is very practical. As a Program Coordinator I organize various events from pastors’ lunches to lecture events to dinners all with the … more