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The Honorable by Heather Mizeur
I used to write to persuade. Now I write to wonder. My essays invite us to make friends with beautiful questions.
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“We Knew You Would Find Another Way”
I always like to notice what I am noticing.
“May all of your tragedies be Greek”
On the passing of the teacher who taught me how to write.
Andrea Gibson took me to church at the Red Rocks
On awe, belonging, and the strange homesickness that followed.
Nature Trains Our Attention: Lessons From My Chicken Coop
With lives full of noise and distractions, our attention has become one of the most valuable forms of currency. Nature is a great teacher about relationships.
What Nature Teaches Us About Democracy
How loving Mother Earth restores faith in the heart of humanity
In Defense of Jesus: What the Christian Nationalists Get Wrong
We can’t even seem to agree on who Jesus is anymore.
A Great Day for Maryland
What the election of a new Speaker teaches us about leadership and grace
A Rare Sight in the Wild: Red and Blue Political Animals Listening to Each Other
Proof that respectful dialogue between political opposites isn't extinct -- just endangered
Marjorie Taylor Greene Apologized. Now What?
Do we trust the turning of this leaf?