Tag: religion

Apparently, I’m a “Weird Christian”?

A recent opinion piece in the New York Times gave some exposure to a Twitter…

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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…

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Goodreads Review–A Brief History of Theology

A Brief History of Theology: From the New Testament to Feminist Theology by Derek Johnston…

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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…

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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…

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Refusing Octavia Butler’s Vision in The Parable of the Sower

My church family has been passing around The Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler….

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Forrest Gump, Cameron’s Avatar, and the White God Complex

The other day, I went to the city with a friend and ended up at a…

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