When Death Visits You
When first receiving the news, there is the reeling and insistent NOooooooooooo! This cannot, NOT be! And depending on howContinue Reading
Author: Tending to the Margins
Pastor, Chaplain---and now pursuing a degree in clinical social work to better care for families touched by trauma.
The Theology Behind Voter Suppression
What we see happening in many state legislatures in the United States is nothing new: Creating rules that keep outContinue Reading
Is Juneteenth a Bible thing?
“A National Reckoning” is what Juneteenth is about. Yes. This new national holiday is, in my mind, part of whatContinue Reading
Pride Month’s Interview on Being Clean and Unclean
The human diversity we have as gendered creatures, often reflected in the string of letters LGBTQIA+, points to the diverseContinue Reading
6/4 Tiananmen Square
Imagine being told it is illegal to remember the death of a loved one, to remember the day your lifeContinue Reading
A Simple Way to Understand the Trinity
In every moment of our lives, God is simultaneously creating new opportunities to love, redeeming and forgiving the wrongs andContinue Reading
How to Wait for Pentecosts in Life
Are you a list-maker like me? Even though I often have several lists that I’m working off of (until theyContinue Reading
The Day You Became a Little Christ
Ascension Sunday. You’ll probably not hear a lot of pastors mentioning this holiday today, which technically was celebrated last ThursdayContinue Reading
The White Savior Trope, Continued (huevo 3)
I visited House of Hope in India where young women lived who had been renounced by their families (because theyContinue Reading
Cracking It Open: The Myth of the Necessary White Savior (huevo 2)
When I travelled to India in January of 2015, we visited a number of churches. And there was something oddContinue Reading
