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
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When Queer Christians Doubt
Comfort, comfort my people, says your God. - Isaiah 40 - For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then we will see face to face. Now I know only in part; then I will know fully, even as I have been … [Read more...] about When Queer Christians Doubt
My Eyes Fail, Looking for My God
Save me, O God, for the waters have come up to my neck. I sink in the miry depths, where there is no foothold. I have come into the deep waters; the floods engulf me. I am worn out calling … [Read more...] about My Eyes Fail, Looking for My God
Mary Consoles Eve: Two Voices [Advent]
"Mary Consoles Eve" Sr. Grace Remington Our Lady of the Mississippi Abbey Today, I'm co-blogging with a seminary friend and local pastor, Karen Slappey, about the painting "Eve Consoles Mary," an … [Read more...] about Mary Consoles Eve: Two Voices [Advent]
“So Are You Straight Now?” (And Other Bi Reflections on Sex, the Church, and God)
"So I heard you've been dating a lot of guys this summer," my lesbian friend asks me over a beer, elbows on the sticky table at the divey gay bar down the street. "So are you like... straight … [Read more...] about “So Are You Straight Now?” (And Other Bi Reflections on Sex, the Church, and God)
Postcard from the Wilderness: Remembering World Vision
Sometimes you leave before you know you've gone. Sometimes you're still there, and you think you've left. I've spent a lot of time this summer processing "being evangelical," and being … [Read more...] about Postcard from the Wilderness: Remembering World Vision
Talking Back to God [Mark 7]
This summer I'm playing with the book of Mark every week! Check out my original post about why I’m studying Mark, and Mark 1:Authority, Mark 2: Avocado Toast, Mark 3: So You’ve Left … [Read more...] about Talking Back to God [Mark 7]
You Made Us Look Foolish: On Eugene Peterson and Hope
They used to tell me to "guard my heart" when I was growing up. Protect it. Don't give it to anyone who will hurt it, or not treat it carefully and gently. Don't throw it around recklessly, opening … [Read more...] about You Made Us Look Foolish: On Eugene Peterson and Hope