by Brenda McWilliams | Apr 16, 2025 | Opinion
For those of us who have experienced a spiritual shift away from what I call the “D’s & D’s,” the “dos” and “don’ts,” the dogma and doctrine of evangelical Christianity, Easter presents a conundrum. After decades of hearing, sincerely believing and teaching the...
by Brenda McWilliams | Jan 17, 2025 | Feature|Opinion
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by Brenda McWilliams | Sep 28, 2023 | Feature|Opinion
My mental health professional speaks in terms of a “reset” or “reboot.” In other words, “Let’s turn it off and in a bit, turn it back on and see what happens.” That idea regarding my mental and emotional state elicits a chuckle. Alas, some part of me still has a...
by Brenda McWilliams | Apr 6, 2023 | Feature|Opinion
I was hiking solo, plodding along the trail and occasionally, carefully, picking my way through the gnarly roots poised at a moment’s notice to grab a toe or entrap a heel and take me to the ground. It was quiet. No chatter with hiking friends nor playlist pulsing...
by Brenda McWilliams | Dec 30, 2022 | Opinion
I was awakened at 4 a.m. Christmas morning, not by “visions of sugar plums” but by the words of Dana Shapiro. “Moments that announce themselves as your subject are rare and there’s magic to them. Ignore them at your own peril,” she wrote in her 2020 book Still...