Joan’s Blog

“Tell us about LittWorld!” Maybe because I posted photos of glorious Budapest…. or of my new bestie, Philip Yancey… or possibly because the Christian publishing conference took place so close

I’m taking a short break from my current blog series – Words for the Journey – to go on an adventure. Tomorrow, I fly to Budapest to attend LittWorld, the

Simply holding space is one of the greatest gifts we can give one another – to be a compassionate witness without judging or needing to make things better. So why

Listening is an art that requires attention over talent, spirit over ego, others over self. (Dean Jackson) In last week’s blog, I introduced the first of my words for 2022—the

You may recall that I ended my last blog post on a small note of intrigue, promising to share my words for 2022 in the coming weeks. So here is

Words delight and sustain me. They dance with me and befriend me and take me on escapades. They’re everywhere. In poems and stories, conversations and films. And best of all…they’re

A prayer book that's almost as old as I am was the inspiration for an article I wrote for the online magazine, SU Mag. As I'm not quite in my

“The best witness we have is our transformed lives.” Today I come to the end of my pilgrimage through Rich Villodas’s book The Deeply Formed Life: Five Transformative Values to

“The deeply formed mission is fundamentally about becoming a particular person and offering that to the world. This kind of mission is not just about activity; it’s about being Christ