Friends inundated my Facebook feed with news of Ariyana Smith’s protest at a Knox College basketball game on Nov. 29, 2014. Since then, news of the college’s reaction to her protest have made their way into my email inbox. You may…
In this season of Advent waiting, I’m not going to sit idly by and wait for Jesus to come again. I’m going to live into his vision of Kin-dom that breaks down these systems of oppression through the power of relationships.…
Daily, regular practice of our faith in our homes gives us safe space to test out the countercultural ways Jesus’ shows us. Daily, regular practice inspires the realization that we can no longer spend our money on products that exploit child…
Confession time: I never went to church camp. Unlike many, many of my Protestant sisters and brothers, (I was raised Roman Catholic.) I have no frame of reference for that quintessential summer experience that inspires as many conversions as it does hook-ups.…
I’ve never related to the style of middle children. Being born an oldest child, I prefer to direct and lead rather than hold hands and make peace. I’ve been known to roll my eyes at people who cajole and coddle that…
Pure desperation sparked my fledgling attempts to use videoconferencing software for meetings and other gatherings. Scattered, over-programmed people just couldn’t find time to drive 1-2 hours to yet another meeting each month. Children’s school plays, band concerts and soccer practices, work…
Two words for my fellow Progressive Christians: Stop Hiding. I know you don’t want to be associated with door-knocking, salvation-sharing, “washed-in-the-blood” proselytizing. You don’t want to talk about what you believe in public or even with your family or church. You’re…
You just know something’s up when the theological and spiritual significance of darkness makes the cover of Time Magazine. The cover article this week explores ideas in Barbara Brown Taylor’s new book, Learning to Walk in the Dark. Throughout history, Christianity…
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