God Grew Bigger: A Review of This Is My Body
Hannah Shanks’ This is My Body came out the same week that I learned I was pregnant. I had already been planning to buy and read the book – the author […]
Facing Fear: A Review of Everything Happens for a Reason
The other day, after school pick-up, my daughter and I swung by the church I serve to quickly pick up something. Naturally, my daughter had to use the restroom. While […]
Learning to say “Yes, And…”: A review of God, Improv, and the Art of Living
I still remember that gathering in a hotel meeting room in Kansas City. The NEXTChuch conference had just ended, and a group of pastors gathered to learn about Improv and […]
The Story Bible That Made Me Cry: A Review of Growing in God’s Love: A Story Bible
Confession – I’m a pastor, but I’m not great about reading the Bible with my kids. Maybe it’s because it feels a little bit like work. Maybe it’s because I’m […]
Homegrown Terror: A Review of Patrisse Khan-Cullors’ When They Call You a Terrorist (a Black Lives Matter Memoir)
When I think of my own childhood, I remember playing barefooted in the backyard with my sisters. I remember planting pumpkin seeds beneath our jungle gym, that eventually grew into […]
Lessons We Can Learn from Wakanda
My flight has safely landed back into town after visiting Wakanda – the mythical and majestic homeland revealed in the film Black Panther – a journey that left me mesmerized. […]
Album Review: “Work Songs”
I read recently about an academic who conducted an analysis of television shows that depict clergy, and he drew the conclusion that a person might assume that they are more […]
Geeks in the Pews: A Review of The Ultimate Quest
One of the fun parts of my ordination process was a summer parish internship. I served at a little church, where I stayed in their apartment and could walk down […]
Faithful Families: An Interview with Traci Marie Smith
Faithful Families has new material, expanding on Seamless Faith. Which faith practice were you most excited to add? Though it is a sad practice, I was grateful to write a […]
I Need a Hero: A Review of Wonder Woman
After seeing Wonder Woman, I nearly got a tattoo. I imagined a WW, the size of a postage stamp, on my left shoulder. But I had an infant to feed, […]
