White People: What is Your Plan?
As a white Euro-American, I am reading these words asked by a woman of color hoping for my help, andContinue Reading
Author: Tending to the Margins
Lover of all things that relate to theology and therapy! As a worship leader and clinical social worker, I learn best in the intersections of steady curiosity and humility.
What’s a Doll Got to Do With it?
My friend’s daughter had a doll that she loved to carry around. Morissa and her mom, Marcy, are white andContinue Reading
Creative Non-Violence: Is it Real?
An older woman who lived in a neighborhood with increasing crime was walking from her blue Chevy with her armsContinue Reading
Get Rid of the Toenails—I Don’t Have Time for Them!
Have you ever thought of yourself as a body part? I know, it’s kind of bizarre to think of yourselfContinue Reading
A Worship-Wedding called Parables
‘Tis the season for tying the knot! Gosh, I know of 3 weddings personally that occurred just this past Saturday!Continue Reading
Trinity Shminity…
“Trinity? You don’t really believe in that, do you? What the heck does it have to do with real lifeContinue Reading
Living while Waiting
Waiting can be agony. Have you ever had to wait for something that would transform your life in a major way?Continue Reading
No-Shushing Worship
The church was getting quiet and serious as things turned toward communion-time with bread and wine. Suddenly a little boy inContinue Reading
Groupish Righteousness?
What? Yeah. It’s not a theological term, but a social psychologist’s term. Since Trump’s election last fall, many people IContinue Reading
Been in Labor Lately?
Mother’s Day is not just a sentimental holiday to honor those who birth biologically, though I personally love the cardsContinue Reading
