I Think We Speak Different Languages, and That’s Beautiful

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....

One of the Most Important Questions We Can Ask the Father

by kateberkey | Oct 17, 2019 | Stumbling to Jesus

Real talk—to my core, I am a worker and a striver. And sometimes, I turn into the worst kind of hustler—fighting to prove that I belong, that my voice carries value, that I am more than another number in this world.  It’s why I need to remember that I don’t make...

Hey, Maybe This isn’t Your Race to Run

by kateberkey | Oct 10, 2019 | Finding the Sacred in the Ordinary, Stumbling to Jesus

Can I be totally honest? This season of life is challenging, and these days are full of everything but normal. On the really rough days, I find myself looking around at those around me. My peers are chasing successful careers. They’re married and having babies....

Stumbling into Holy Ground Moments Around the Table of Refugees

by kateberkey | Sep 12, 2019 | Finding the Sacred in the Ordinary, Seek Justice. Love Mercy., Stumbling to Jesus

Last week I was invited to a space I had no business being in.  It was an honor.It was a privilege. It was humbling.  I made sure to take off my shoes before I walked into the friend of my friend’s home partly because of culture and partly because of...

The Simple Practice that Changes [Almost] Everything

by kateberkey | Sep 6, 2019 | Finding the Sacred in the Ordinary, Stumbling to Jesus

I like to think of myself as a pretty joyful person—quick to point out beauty even in the mess, to see hope even when reality is bleak, to notice Jesus even in our splintered stories. But somedays, joy isn’t quick to come. Somedays, it seems to hide in the shadows. On...