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To the Best, Weird, Sweet, Cute, Goofy Dog Ever
reflection
Bruce Reyes-Chow / / 7 minutes read

To the Best, Weird, Sweet, Cute, Goofy Dog Ever

A few words to the dog who made us laugh, healed our hearts, and rescued our souls
The Day I Was Told I Shouldn't Be Here
immigration
Bruce Reyes-Chow / / 4 minutes read

The Day I Was Told I Shouldn't Be Here

The dangers of good people falling into the trap of objectivity, intellectualization, and privilege.
What We Do Makes a Difference. Period.
hope
Bruce Reyes-Chow / / 4 minutes read

What We Do Makes a Difference. Period.

Why I hope when I am overwhelmed by hopelessness.
What I Hope for You: Community
community
Bruce Reyes-Chow / / 3 minutes read

What I Hope for You: Community

How being community has always been an act of loving resistance
Those Damn Flowers, A Story for The Moth
Bruce Reyes-Chow / / 7 minutes read

Those Damn Flowers, A Story for The Moth

How a young pastor thought he learned what was important — and it wasn't him
The Spiritual Gift of Resistance
reflection
Bruce Reyes-Chow / / 3 minutes read

The Spiritual Gift of Resistance

1 Corinthians 13:1-13 through a lens of resistance
Living Deeply as I Enter My Mr. Miyagi Era
reflection
Bruce Reyes-Chow / / 4 minutes read

Living Deeply as I Enter My Mr. Miyagi Era

One way I have found beauty, belonging, hope, and resistance.
When Happy New Year is Anything But
personal update
Bruce Reyes-Chow / / 2 minutes read

When Happy New Year is Anything But

The exhausting nature of pretending to be fine when you are still sad
Depression, Failure, and a Big Ass Bag of Privilege
personal update
Bruce Reyes-Chow / / 4 minutes read

Depression, Failure, and a Big Ass Bag of Privilege

One more post to help normalize acknowledging and addressing depression.
An Election Day Breathing Prayer
Bruce Reyes-Chow / / 1 minute read

An Election Day Breathing Prayer

Claiming a sacred space for ourselves and others
My Memorial Service
Bruce Reyes-Chow / / 5 minutes read

My Memorial Service

An invitation for us all to help our loved ones grieve at the time of our death
I Once Was a Pastor
Bruce Reyes-Chow / / 4 minutes read

I Once Was a Pastor

The loss and liberation of shifting vocational callings