I helped tutor refugee kids in Clarkston for awhile, one of the largest refugee communities and "the most diverse square mile in America." Upstairs in a run-down leasing office is a room filled … [Read more...] about Hope for the Hopeless Activist
The Lie of the Queer Christian Zero Sum Game
The question physically startled me. We were curled up next to each other on the piano bench, catching up. What's up, who are you these days, where are you seeing God, what does it mean to be human … [Read more...] about The Lie of the Queer Christian Zero Sum Game
St. Francis and Lucky Strikes
I keep trying to fill the restlessness in my soul with more restlessness, and being surprised when it doesn't work. I keep trying to buy my way out of anxiety, or consume my way into joy, or run my … [Read more...] about St. Francis and Lucky Strikes
Further Up and Further In
We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because he cannot … [Read more...] about Further Up and Further In
Performing Spirituality and the Hidden Life
Your life is hidden with Christ - Col 3:3 “And whenever you pray, do not be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, so that they may be … [Read more...] about Performing Spirituality and the Hidden Life
Fear, Fundamentalism, and Welcome
"I am going to prove that there's a soul for my senior philosophy thesis!" I was sitting on the arm of the chair in my philosophy professor's office. The chair was low and squishy, so after the … [Read more...] about Fear, Fundamentalism, and Welcome
Easter Season for the Holy Saturday People
You'll be forgiven for forgetting that what you really want is love's confusing joy. - Rumi - See! I am making everything new! - Jesus - "But Mary stood weeping." - John 20:11 - I have some … [Read more...] about Easter Season for the Holy Saturday People
Barefoot Queer Girl in the Monastery Parking Lot
Wednesday was supposed to be my Sabbath, but it got off track. I left home much later than normal. I couldn't get my shit together, and everything got bumped later and later until my set-apart day … [Read more...] about Barefoot Queer Girl in the Monastery Parking Lot
