Leaving Church: What I’m Learning (Part Two)
Finding “church” in the world, and being found in the church once again.
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 with lovely harmonies will embed itself in your brain and have you humming it throughout the week. It’s super familiar to me…
A Beautiful Execution
What do execution, cross-stitching, and beauty have in common?
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 and although I spent most of my life saying I wasn’t “artsy,” I’ve learned to lean into and…
Church | Discipleship | Ministry | Preaching | Theology
Without Hope or One in Christ?
“We sang “God Bless America” and believed that God wanted us to have life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. We saw no conflict between capitalism and Christianity, the American dream and the cost of discipleship. Faith was a correct system of beliefs, and religion was defined by where you spent Sunday morning and whether you avoided…