As a teenager, I remember wishing the Bible had given us all of the “rules” for living. I know some people and churches teach that it does, but I mean specifically. Like, what did God think about …
How [Not] To Be Christian: Us and Them
There’s us. And there’s them. At a young age I stopped saluting the flag and saying the pledge. It wasn’t out of disrespect for America or a lack of gratitude for the countless sacrifices that …
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Leaving Church: What I’m Learning (Part Two)
“Come and help us learn to be the people of God in the neighborhood where we find ourselves.” That was the call. Last month I shared here about my departure from paid congregational ministry. …
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Time To Get Woke
Our familiarity sometimes blinds us to things that are out of the ordinary. “Jesus is Coming Soon” is a favorite song among many in my tradition—Churches of Christ. Its cheery, catchy tune matched …
A Beautiful Execution
Jesus was a revolutionary--a political dissident who was executed for his subversion of the Roman government. I know, it’s a bit unsettling to layer modern legal terms over stories that took place …
So. Much. Gratitude.
And joy. And spoiler alert: they’re related. I spent the first part of the morning at a volunteer training in order to teach art literacy to my 3rd grader’s class next week. We made clay pinch pots …
