Category: Essays, Criticism, and Analyses
What Is Blackout Poetry?
To celebrate the upcoming release of my poetry collection Forgive Us Our Trespasses, I’m running…
The City of God is Made of Intersections: Reflections on the ONA Coalition Gathering and General Synod
Intersectionality is growing as the preferred approach to unpack identity and justice. I heard the…
Legend of Korra: Turf Wars: Balance and Relationship Fragility
Legend of Korra: Turf Wars begins a new spinoff of the Avatar franchise that continues…
My Church’s Witness: United Church of Christ Joins #BoycottWendys Movement
Every two years, the United Church of Christ gathers for General Synod, where church members…
Orange is the New Moral Dilemma: Season 5’s Tensions and Gray Areas
Like everyone else who’s been keeping up with Orange is the New Black, I, in…
Loving the Enemy and Building Community in My Little Pony and Steven Universe
As I prepared for the sermon I preached at my church several weeks ago, this…
Movement, Movement, Movement, and Repose: A Sermon
On February 19th, 2017, I had the privilege of preaching at my church. I framed…
Tradition vs. Tech? Saving the Internet and Saving the World in Summer Wars
This is an article I wrote that was originally published on The Ontological Geek. Think…
In the Name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Fusion: Mysterious Unity in Steven Universe
This is an article I wrote that was originally published on The Ontological Geek. Steven…
Antigone in Ferguson
On Saturday 1/21/17, over half a million people gathered in Washington, DC for the Women’s…