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Years ago, I obsessively read everything by Rachel Held Evans. Starting with 𝘚𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘚𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘺, I quickly tore through all her work. 𝘈 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘉𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘞𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘥 created a newfound thirst for learning church history, Judaism, and the importance of context that continues today. As Glennon Doyle said, “Rachel cares too much about the Bible to read what it says… Read More
“The paradox of volcanoes was that they were symbols of destruction but also life. Once the lava slows and cools, it solidifies and then breaks down over time to become soil-rich, fertile soil. She wasn’t a black hole, she decided. She was a volcano. And like a volcano she couldn’t run away from herself. She’d have to stay there and… Read More
If you would kindly trust me and allow me into your space, I would love to share a couple of thoughts with those of you who do not know Jesus. I would also love to bend the ear of those of you who had been in the process of learning about Jesus, only to find yourself pulling back after seeing… Read More
In my faith background, Christmas is a big deal. The day your Savior is born tends to be the ultimate beginning. Nothing that follows, including his death, could happen without that first day. Also, in my faith, we follow a calendar almost to a flaw. As if we can better preserve the magic of that day by rarely mentioning it…. Read More
Isabel Wilkerson’s book, Caste, begins with Wilkerson’s description of a moment captured in black and white, a snapshot from the Third Reich era called The Man in the Crowd. “It is a picture taken in Hamburg, Germany, in 1936, of shipyard workers, a hundred or more, facing the same direction in the light of the sun. They are heiling in… Read More
My COVID reality has not been the norm. It’s been stressful, but we have stayed employed. We have had the ability to isolate for work and school. We receive medical bills and can pay them- eventually. All this may end because these are merely my current circumstances. I am thankful for a childhood that showed me different lifestyles, instilling in… Read More
