This is my first blog post since everything has changed. Everything. So where to start? To begin with, today I am not going to talk about the… Read more “Just Keep Swimming: Pandemic Edition”
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My Sugar Addiction, Day 1
I am gaining my weight back. Again. Like just about every person who has ever battled their weight, I have tried every diet plan imaginable. I’ve taken… Read more “My Sugar Addiction, Day 1”
The Promise of Forgiveness & Reconciliation, part 3
I call this last post The Promise Forgiveness & Reconciliation because I want to end on a hopeful note. The Mystery of Forgiveness & Reconciliation, part 1 The… Read more “The Promise of Forgiveness & Reconciliation, part 3”
The Limits of Forgiveness & Reconciliation, part 2
I have heard horror stories of people in abusive relationships who have sought spiritual advise from their church leaders, only to be told that they should forgive… Read more “The Limits of Forgiveness & Reconciliation, part 2”
The Mystery of Forgiveness & Reconciliation, part 1
Growing up, when I thought about forgiveness–which is ever present in a practicing Fundamentalist Christian’s life–I thought first about God so loving the world that he sent… Read more “The Mystery of Forgiveness & Reconciliation, part 1”
“White Savior Barbie,” Not me!
I really love my seminary, the McAfee School of Theology, Mercer University. Faculty and staff there are committed to issues of justice and spiritual growth. It is… Read more ““White Savior Barbie,” Not me!”
My White Privilege: An Unexpected But Unsurprising Glimpse
This week I had to check my whiteness two times, first at the ONA Coalition National Gathering and then at the UCC General Synod. The lesson was… Read more “My White Privilege: An Unexpected But Unsurprising Glimpse”
Race, Religion, and the Lost Cause: Observation from the National ONA Gathering
Today is June 19th, Juneteenth, the day in 1865 when news of Lincoln’s signing of the Emancipation Proclamation two years earlier finally reached enslaved persons in Texas.… Read more “Race, Religion, and the Lost Cause: Observation from the National ONA Gathering”
Alabama Gilead: The Beguiling of Conservative Women
for Jenny Nixon Last weekend, I attended the National Gathering of the Southeast Conference of the United Church of Christ, a denomination with a history of social… Read more “Alabama Gilead: The Beguiling of Conservative Women”
A Game of Thrones Travelogue: Or, Finding Community in a LaQuinta in Orlando, Florida
Like all GoT fans, Sarah and I had been awaiting Season 8 for two years. For the last month, we’ve been organizing our weeks around Sunday nights… Read more “A Game of Thrones Travelogue: Or, Finding Community in a LaQuinta in Orlando, Florida”
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