Allison MyersAn invitationI’ve encountered numerous times over the years folks saying they “hate this world” in an effort to describe their sole, undivided devotion…Jun 19, 2019Jun 19, 2019
Allison MyersWho They are Right NowSeveral nights a week, I work from a coffee shop that is almost always inhabited by clusters of teenagers from a nearby high school. I…Apr 15, 2019Apr 15, 2019
Allison MyersFinding GoldFor the last four or five years I’ve written a “year in review” type post, but I decided it would be nice, this time, to do some reflecting…Jan 13, 2019Jan 13, 2019
Allison MyersGloriously DifferentThere is a story attributed to Michelangelo, in which he talks about one of his most famous masterpieces: the sculpture of David. When…Jul 27, 2018Jul 27, 2018
Allison MyersBeautiful and Terrible ThingsOn Saturday, author John Blase tweeted: “A school shooting one day. A royal wedding the next. I keep thinking about Buechner’s words: ‘Here…May 23, 2018May 23, 2018
Allison MyersThin PlacesI began 2017 at the top of a hill in El Paso, overlooking the lights of Juarez, Mexico and I contemplated the thing in us that makes us…Dec 30, 2017Dec 30, 2017
Allison MyersHow the Gospel Might ShineI remember very vividly the moment in which I no longer saw God as a white American.Jul 18, 2017Jul 18, 2017
Allison MyersRelationship Goals, Hitchhiking, and Why “Nice” is GarbageNote: Before we get too far in, you should know I’m addressing Christians in this post. You should also know that this is not so much…Jan 15, 2017Jan 15, 2017
Allison MyersThe View from One-Third of the Way UpI have this habit of writing in the past tense. “I learned,” “I overcame,” “I succeeded,” “I now understand.” And how pleasant and nice and…Jan 2, 2017Jan 2, 2017
Allison MyersDo Not StutterFor what seems to be about 100 years now, we’ve watched.Nov 7, 20161Nov 7, 20161