Letter of Support for Rev. Elizabeth Diop
To YCWI members, alumnae, and others working toward justice, As Paul writes in his first letter to the Corinthians, “if one member suffers, all suffer together with it.” (12:26) We […]
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 […]
“Do Something:” A Reflection on the Activism of Dorothy Day
I am a longtime reader of Commonweal, the Catholic magazine on religion and politics founded in 1924. This past June, as conflict between Iran and Israel escalated and rumors swirled […]
Conflict in the Body
If you asked me before I became a pastor how I dealt with conflict, I would say directly and immediately. Even if you asked me how I dealt with conflict […]
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 […]
Spiritual Practices: Writing
This week, I spoke to a spiritual direction student about spiritual practices, sometimes called spiritual disciplines. When speaking to folks familiar with spiritual disciples, the first things that come to […]
The Table
When I was 20, I spent five months studying and researching interfaith relationships in the Himalayan mountains of Nepal and Ladakh, India. Part of that time, I spent in high […]
Pentecost: Language Speaks to Spirituality
I’ve always felt closer to God when reading the Bible in Danish. However, I’m not a native speaker; I was born in the US to a family from Denmark and […]
Breaking Down the “Us Versus Them” Mentality
A sermon based on Mark 9:38-50 and James 5:13-20 It’s been over 2,000 years since Christ’s coming, yet today’s churches and Christians face some of the same problems as Jesus’ […]
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 […]
