A couple of years ago I attended a panel on civil rights and fair housing issues. One panelist (“Panelist A”) was adamant that the only way to reparation and repentance would come through one-on-one conversations. It needs to start at home. At work. With our children and with our neighbors….

Can you really be sorry for something you’ve done, if you won’t take responsibility for repairing –or at least trying to repair–the damage? Think about a person who’s done something to hurt you –something pretty significant.  If you tell them what you need from them to repair the harm they’ve…

Today, March 17, the IRS is releasing billions of dollars in stimulus money that will appear in bank accounts of American households.  I checked this morning and ours is already there.  That was fast.  This will be a lifeline for many who are out of work or behind on bills…

I often hear comments along these lines, “I bet you meet all kinds in your line of business.” Here is the story of the only time that I have ever “fired” a client. In 2016 someone called the CMC office and asked if there happened to be a Mennonite REALTOR®…

What is one story from your family lineage that impacts how you think about repair for future generations? I rummaged through my stock of family stories to find something fitting this prompt.  I climbed through my dad’s family tree, testing several thin branches, then shinnied into my mom’s where some…