Abundant Life and the Tyranny of Productivity
It was an average Tuesday morning–reflective of all my mornings, lately: I’d gotten up early to go to the gym, but the timing of my class meant that by the […]
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The Freedom To Dance & Worship
I feel it. Slowly at first. Suddenly, my spirit bursts and I must stand. Within seconds, I am on my feet. I’m swaying, one arm on my heart and the […]
The Importance of Mental Hygiene
Many years ago, one of my mentors moved from a large, prominent church to serving a mid-sized church. I suspect that she had brought with her some of the big-church […]
Lawful and Beneficial: An Exploration of Faith and Academic Freedom
As we begin a new semester, and a new school year, after the summer we have had as a country, I am thinking about academic freedom. In 1 Corinthians, Paul […]
The Granting of Passage
I travelled abroad for the first time when I was six. Along with my parents and my then two-year-old brother we went with some family friends to stay in a […]
Revelation on the AT
“So, when did you decide you wanted to hike the Appalachian Trail?” she asked. I stumbled over my answer. The truth is I’m not sure when I decided I was […]
The Art of Worship Planning
Worship planning is an art. It’s a discipline. It must be done over and over and over again in order to get worship “under our skin.” How we plan worship […]
Wearing the Robe
Before we get to Jess’s lovely poem about the joys and incongruities of being a young clergy woman… Next month we will start a new feature in Christ and Creativity, […]
