by kateberkey | Dec 5, 2019 | Seek Justice. Love Mercy., Stumbling to Jesus
It was just supposed to be a work trip to the north side of Chicago, but since that day in 2015, a piece of my heart seemed to be forever stuck on the corner of Devon and Western Avenue. I think it happened somewhere between walking the streets that made me feel...
by kateberkey | Nov 27, 2019 | Finding the Sacred in the Ordinary
For about two years I lived in this absolutely beautiful, rustic home in a town that is the epitome of small-town America. For most of those years, I was one of three in the house until we finally convinced a fourth girl to move into the downstairs bedroom. To prove...
by kateberkey | Nov 21, 2019 | Finding the Sacred in the Ordinary, Stumbling to Jesus
Recently, I’ve had a lot of conversations with friends about the Church—that imperfect group of people who are the Body of Christ. More and more, I find that people are angry with the Church or feel hurt or betrayed or misunderstood by them. Honestly, I get it. I’ve...
by kateberkey | Nov 7, 2019 | Finding the Sacred in the Ordinary, Stumbling to Jesus
There are two types of people in this world—those who keep the front of their fridge clean and organized, and those with an obnoxious amount of photos and little-kid drawings and reminders cluttering the front, both sides, and maybe even a bit of the back. ...
by kateberkey | Oct 25, 2019 | Finding the Sacred in the Ordinary, Seek Justice. Love Mercy.
Every couple of Thursdays, our house fills with mommas and babies, aunties and sisters. We crowd around our table, sitting on the couch or folding chairs or the floor. Kids build towers with legos and throw a few at unsuspecting victims. The rest of us talk and laugh....
