If you have followed this blog for any period of time, you know that I started a non-profit called Embrace Richmond. The mission of Embrace is to strengthen under-resourced communities by empowering community based leaders and engaging people of faith in works of service.  In other words, we...

As children, one of the first games we learn to play is “follow the leader.”  As a child, I recall everyone fighting to be the leader.  I think it is fair to say that as a society, we value “leaders” above “followers.”  While it is true that all movements begin with a leader, as...

Suzie and Tracy are your typical suburban moms.  They are both college educated working professionals who choose to stay home when their children were born.  When the last of their children went off to school, they began to feel a stirring in their spirit.  They began to wonder, “How can...