Keri Wyatt Kent's Blog, page 9
October 9, 2017
The antidote for outrage fatigue
Over the last month or so, the U.S. has been battered by four hurricanes (Harvey, Irma, Maria, and Nate). We’ve been shocked white supremacists marching in Charlottesville and killing a counter-protestor, and by a mass shooting in Las Vegas. We been divided by the ensuing debate on racism, and gun control. Mexico City endured terrible […]
October 4, 2017
Between “back to school” and “holiday hectic”–a reprieve
My connecting flight (which I make by only 10 minutes) takes me over the Grand Canyon at sunset. I’m relieved to be on the plane, blown away by the beauty, and suddenly sad for the city where I spent only a few minutes—I could see the Mandalay Bay hotel out the airport window. (Cheap flights […]
September 5, 2017
GodSpace releases today!
When you write a book, or raise a child, you realize that much of what happens next is beyond your control. The book might get scheduled for release on a certain day, and your child might decide to get married on a certain day, and the fact that two days are less than a week […]
July 6, 2017
GodSpace for Groups!
I’m super excited to let you know that the long, careful writing and editing process for GodSpace:Embracing the Inconvenient Adventure of Intimacy with God is finished! This baby goes to the printer today. The editing team at FaithWords has been absolutely fabulous to work with. What an amazing team. It takes a village to complete […]
June 30, 2017
Welcoming strangers–not what I expected
“Hospitality means inviting the stranger into our private space, whether that be the space of our own home or the space of our personal awareness and concern. And when we do so, some important transformations occur. Our private space is suddenly enlarged; no longer tight and cramped and restricted, but open and expansive and […]
June 15, 2017
Soul Care for Leaders
“Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace.” (Matthew 11:28-30, The Message) If you’re a leader, […]
May 25, 2017
When good things end: some thoughts on The Practice
The only constant in life is change. This is particularly true in dynamic organizations like Willow Creek, the church I’ve been a member of for three decades. While I have remained at my church, it has changed around me—sometimes for the better, but sometimes, not. I’m loyal, but also a truth teller–so I sometimes challenge […]
May 4, 2017
When Did Everybody Else Get So Old?
Jennifer Grant, one of my favorite authors and favorite people, has a new book out: When Did Everybody Else Get So Old: Indignities, Compromises and the Unexpected Grace of Midlife. It is a collection of essays that form a memoir of middle age. Friends, if you are approaching your 40s, in the midst of your […]
May 1, 2017
Broken bread, burning hearts
When he was at the table with them, he took bread, gave thanks, broke it and began to give it to them. Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him, and he disappeared from their sight. They asked each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road and opened […]
April 28, 2017
The “crisis” in the blogosphere
According to Christianity Today, as a spiritual blogger, speaker and author, I’m part of a “crisis in the church.” I agree there’s a crisis, but I disagree on what exactly that crisis entails. What gives Christian bloggers and writers like me (or Jen Hatmaker, or Beth Moore, or Christine Caine) the right to teach and […]
