Category: Essays, Criticism, and Analyses
UCC General Synod Resolution 8 and the Need for Church to not Mimic the World’s Polarization
What do progressive faith metaphors of a wide open table and a tent for everyone…
Holy Week & Bethlehem, WV
Lent never fails to challenge me, even when my life is filled with blessings and…
Forgive Us Our Trespasses UMC response
Every time the major church denominations increase their corruption or marginalization of certain groups of…
Personal Apocalypse in Revolutionary Girl Utena
Recently, I sat with my pastors and a few other congregants after church as we…
Anorexia/Nervosa: 10 Years Later
In high school and college, I had a tight circle of friends that gushed about…
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic: Where’s The LGBTQ Rep?
At last, I’ve caught up on season 7 of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic….
I’ve Been Staring at the Edge of the Divine: Feminist Theology in Moana
Moana is Disney’s latest adventure that follows its new pattern of spinning narratives of female…
The Tunes Behind “Forgive Us Our Trespasses”
Music is a huge influence for my writing. The songs and bands I listen to…
Memories of “Trespasses”
I first heard the Lord’s Prayer in the Catholic church my mother brought me to…