Mary van Balen
Author, Columnist and Speaker on widening our circles of awareness and inclusion
Recent Columns:
There Is Only One River
My daughter called on her way home from a bakery where she picked up a loaf of challah for a soup dinner with a friend flying in for the weekend. The … [Read More...]
With Gratitude for Jimmy Carter
I celebrated the election of Jimmy Carter with fellow students, faculty, and administrators of a theological school, munching Southern ham biscuits in … [Read More...]
Recent Posts:
Scientists Say Return for Efforts is Public Health, Not Profit
My daughter forwarded an article from today’s Guardian that energized me. Think about it: people doing something to make the world a better place and … [Read More...]
James Webb Space Telescope and “Holy Curiosity”
Early Christmas morning, I shut off the alarm and lay in bed, still tired after a late night. My cell phone dinged. Ahh, a daughter checking to see if … [Read More...]