I might or might not be invited back. Either way, there’s no lasting harm.
First Person
We gave our readers a one-word writing prompt: “movement.”
When I asked her why, she talked about another role model: Pauli Murray.
Instead of memorizing Luther’s theology, the kids built churches that embodied it.
We gave our readers a one-word writing prompt: “Dawn.”
Forgoing congregational singing as a spiritual discipline
As I lie awake, it seems right to join those who address God with different names than I use.
To insist on a narrative of forgiveness is dehumanizing and violent. It goes against the very nature of lament.
What deep desire do my sourdough starter and jade clippings represent?
Last week in Louisville, I went to church.
During the pandemic, our church’s justice work has gone online.
I hope our little flock survives. But the church is nonessential to God’s redemption of the world.
Shortly after his ordination, a home visit unexpectedly throws a new pastor in the deep end.
The idea of this place is incarnation. When someone here gets sick, so does everyone else.
I almost always find something good that I didn’t know I needed.