Episcopal chaplain at Rice University in Houston. Mother to Neil and Annie. Wife to Josh.
About Sarah Condon
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Elevator Encounters
I have been in two heated race-related situations in the past six months. Both of them have happened at elevators. Several months ago I was leaving a doctor’s office and looking for the restroom in the corridor. A black man walked out behind me with a name tag and a clip board and I assumed […]
Defund Your Inner Police
*removes earrings, puts hair on top of head* Are y’all ready for some church drama? Last Friday our church put up the weekly newsletter. It was a good one. Having survived Laura here in Houston we were called on to reach out and serve those people battered by the storm. There was even a heart-wrenching […]
Inheriting the Crazy Bible: My Grandfather and Me
In our family we have what has come to be known as the “Crazy Bible.” We know that religion was a huge part of my grandfather’s struggle with bipolar depression. It is well remembered in family stories and documented in the records from the military psychiatric facilities where he desperately tried to get well. We […]
On the Rachel Hollis Divorce: Girl, Here’s Some Mercy
Whenever someone we envy goes through great suffering, our first instinct is always to revel in their pain. As Christians, the next step is to ask for forgiveness for that very common sin. And hopefully, God willing, to find some compassion for those we once envied. I am of course talking about the mommy blogger […]
Giving In to Screens and Finding Home
There’s No Place like Home, and Other Moments of Vulnerable Mercy in the Movies
When a Fish Dies at the Children’s Hospital and Other Thoughts on Prayer
Or, What a Dying Fish Reminded Me about God
The Hardest Moments Right Now
Tired, Sad, and Fed Up: In Other Words, the Everyday Struggles of Quarantine
Things My Grandmothers Taught Me That Are Helping Right Now
Nothing Wrong with Elastic Waisted Pants, and Other Homegrown Wisdom
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