Diana Trautwein

When Going to Church Gets Hard

A few years ago I sat down with our pastor for coffee. We’d been going to the church off and on for a few years and were finally ready to join and jump fully into the congregational life. […]

Your Joy Is Sorrow Unmasked

It’s been more than a decade since I first discovered The Prophet written by Lebanese poet Khalil Gibran and published in 1923. […]

A Nepali Surprise

Ten years ago in the middle of a rainstorm Bashu Pasai drove up the West Coast from California toward Seattle looking for a new start. […]