The Emergence of Fandom Church
Beginning in 2012 and through 2013, while waiting for my first call, I worked for the missional outreach face of my seminary’s website. I edited a collection of essays from […]
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Pancakes, Strangers, & BBQ: What I Learned About God’s Favorites from Reading Leviticus
Every January, I start off the year full of hope, perhaps like the rest of you, setting out in a new direction. One of my annual “fresh starts” is the […]
The Darkness Shines in the Light
White privilege is marked by blindness to the ways our language hurts and harms others. The process of learning to see is, like the story in John’s gospel of Jesus’ […]
Healing and Hope: Carol Howard Merritt’s Healing Spiritual Wounds
Unlike Carol Howard Merritt, I grew up in a small, progressive American Baptist congregation. In my church life, I grew up in a place that invited questions, encouraged me to […]
Finding Words
I have finally found my voice. I found my voice after seven years of often squelching, silencing parish ministry. For some reason beyond me, this new sense of purpose and […]
My Relationship With Scripture: Reclaiming the Living Word Through Bible Art Journaling
People assume pastors read the Bible every day for spiritual growth and study. In my experience this is almost universally false. Many pastors say we read the Bible every day, […]
Go-To Quote
I have a go-to quote. Many pastors do. We have trusted companions that travel alongside us and provide meaning, repeatedly, in a variety of situations. Go-to quotes, rehashed sermon illustrations […]
