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The Stories We Tell
Taylor Swift has a new album out. In the middle of a pandemic, she surprised us with some new music that she wrote in isolation. And the...

Lisa Blair Fratzke
Jul 27, 20203 min read


The Great Escape
When I was young, my parents used to hide my books from me. I was an avid reader. As soon as I got knee dip into a good book, I was a...

Lisa Blair Fratzke
Jul 20, 20203 min read


Relentless Wonderer
I grew up hearing stories of my great grandfather and great grandmother. I would sit on the floor and look up at my grandma as she told...

Lisa Blair Fratzke
Jul 12, 20204 min read


No Hard Feelings
My first live experience with folk music was in a dark warehouse-style venue in downtown Santa Ana on a Thursday night. I remember the...

Lisa Blair Fratzke
Jul 6, 20203 min read


The Nature of Oppression
There is a speech in season two of The Crown when Queen Elizabeth speaks to workers at a Jaguar automobile factory. She is there to thank...

Lisa Blair Fratzke
Jun 28, 20204 min read


A New World
There is a door tucked quietly in a small corridor of Oxford University. Within its wood frame, a lion’s head emerges. On either side,...

Lisa Blair Fratzke
Jun 15, 20203 min read


One Mountain at a Time
One of my first hiking experiences was in a beautiful canyon in the middle or Orange. It’s called Peter’s Canyon. I had met some new...

Lisa Blair Fratzke
Jun 7, 20204 min read


On Ministry and Letting Go
I felt the cold tile of the bathroom wall against my forehead and the sound of worship music echoing against the walls. I just told our...

Lisa Blair Fratzke
May 31, 20204 min read


Longings and "What Ifs"
There are words and phrases that automatically resonate in your heart like a bell ringing on Sundays. I heard one of those the other day...

Lisa Blair Fratzke
May 25, 20205 min read


Run with the Horses
Out of all the prophets in the Bible, I have a special place in my heart for Jeremiah. Jeremiah was chosen for a difficult task. He was...

Lisa Blair Fratzke
May 17, 20204 min read


Into the Unknown
If you’ve ever wondered what it feels like to drive on the left side of the road – don’t do it. It’s terrifying. James and I had the...

Lisa Blair Fratzke
May 12, 20203 min read


Against All Hope
There’s a Bible verse I’ve been saying in my head on repeat lately: “Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed…” (Romans 4:18, NIV) I...

Lisa Blair Fratzke
May 7, 20202 min read
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