Book Review: Disciples of White Jesus
When I first found out that my first-born was biologically male, I had a small freak-out. Even though I believe gender is a social construct and I logically know that […]
Book Review: I’m Black. I’m Christian. I’m Methodist
Tori C. Butler is Black. She’s Young. She is a Woman. And She’s Grieved. This is the title to her chapter in a book edited by Rudy Rasmus called I’m […]
Book Review: Sacred Balance: How Ancient Practices Can Restore Modern Minds
As many books as I have read about spiritual formation, I found Miriam Diephouse-McMillan offers something unique and deeply needed in Sacred Balance: How Ancient Practices Can Restore Modern Minds. Though […]
If Jesus were a Samurai
Picture Jesus. Now imagine him in traditional Japanese warrior clothes. And put a sword at his side. I’m guessing that you don’t think that ‘Jesus’ looks much like Jesus anymore. […]
Ten Memoirs By Faithful Women
When I was compiling the list of books for my “10 Books to Read in the First Five Years of Ministry” article, I got a lot of recommendations for memoirs. […]
Book Review: God Didn’t Make Us to Hate Us by the Rev. Lizzie McManus-Dail
With a title that carries the simple resonance of a Taylor Swift lyric, God Didn’t Make Us to Hate Us by the Rev. Lizzie McManus-Dail is a book of devotions […]
Twelve Books on Grief for Both Children and Adults
One of the most frequent inquiries that I see in clergy groups is variations on “Anyone have a book recommendation for someone grieving?” I’ve compiled a list of 12 books–six […]
Encountering Truth, Encountering Liberation: A Review of This Here Flesh and Black Liturgies by Cole Arthur Riley
While I was drowning in grief, I wondered aloud to a friend what kind of pastor and activist I could have been if I weren’t in so much pain. She […]
Book Review: For the Love of Triumph
In Jullia’s current call, she has a cohort of five women in her Presbytery all serving in different ministry contexts. They are her people- people who call each other when […]
Book Review: God is a Black Woman
When I was a child, growing up in a conservative, predominately white church, I was taught that God was beyond gender or somehow included both male and female within Him. […]
