Fruitful Work (Under Less Than Optimal Conditions)
For two seasons, I work away at the keyboard, writing the simplest sounds and phrases for people who don’t know them yet. My students, international employees at local warehouses, are the ones who turn America’s internet orders into real stuff that shows up on our...
Scatterbrainedness, Self-Talk, and Steering Myself to a Better Story
I tapped out the letters on my screen: “Leaving an hour late. Story of my life.” The sideways emoji with its tongue hanging out felt like the perfect icon to round out the text message. I pressed it, then hit “send” and let my friend know I was on my way to Chicago...
Still Not Over It
I checked the time, then packed up our picnic groceries and our luggage. Months earlier, we had booked the last hotel room in this tiny town not too far from Hopkinsville, Kentucky. This morning, we’d drive an hour to the path of totality. As I tucked away the last of...
Welcome to the Neighborhood: How One Church Opened Its Doors to the World {The Yes Effect Book Club, Conclusion: Choose Your Adventure}
From Darcy: Back when I worked on church staff with Dr. Mark Hearn in my city, I often remarked that he had the gift of “visiting.” In other words, if you had a problem, he knew how to do more than show up. He knew how to be calmly present with each...
I’m Darcy Wiley, co-writer of The Yes Effect: Accepting God’s Invitation to Transform the World Around You. I’m an explorer at heart… Read more