On Mother’s Day

There’s a lot I want to say about mothering, the journey it takes to get here, and all the pain I wouldn’t trade away because it would mean losing all the joy as well. Being a mother is something I took for granted. I thought I would have a house full of kids, “as many

Empty Cities

390,000 people are dead.

You’re Doing It WRONG–Pandemic Redux

I was reviewing some memories on social media this morning and I came across this post. It still rings really true for me three years later, and I wanted to revise and revive it a bit, and add a paragraph acknowledging our current state of being. Right now the last thing we need is to

Zooming-out on Abortion, a Broader Perspective

Recognizing the needs of real people in our communities could make a real difference.

Taking the Side of the Side I’m On

The Problem There’s an issue at the heart of many struggles in our society. The problem is uninspected power. Power is, in itself, a neutral. Troubles arise when power is not accompanied by accountability. That accountability has to come from others with power as well as those with no power. In essence, those with no

Your Politics Are Idolatry

Politics has nothing to do with your faith in God.

Sanctifying Emotion

Sanctifying Emotion I wrote this post for Misfitstheology.com and wanted to share it here. I hope it offers freedom to be fully human and engage our full selves as we approach our Creator. In academic circles broadly, and theological circles specifically, emotion has a bad reputation. There are efforts to shut down feelings so that

Grief

Wracked with sobs that threatened to squeeze the life from my body, I held hers and felt her grief writhing in her, too. I sat on the kitchen floor holding my sixteen-year-old daughter like I did when she was small, her head on my shoulder, my arms wrapped around her holding her up. I had

How DO you know?

Here’s another post I wrote for the Misfits Theology Blog. I hope it invites you to ponder a different perspective.

Alabaster Jar Harmony

Who anointed Jesus with expensive perfume? Some think it was Mary Magdalene, others will say it was a prostitute. Why can’t we remember the details of such a familiar story? Find the answers in the PDF below in our harmony of the four accounts given by Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Take note of the