"You want my tried and true maxim on preaching?" Professor Smith said, beginning to draw a diagram on the whiteboard. "You want my one rule about preaching? "Say one true thing about God, then … [Read more...] about The Gospel of Beloved Smallness
Writing
The Gospel of Being Human
It's the very end of the night, and me and three regulars are closing down the tavern. The stools are up, the dining room lights are down, and the bar smells like cleaning solution and stale beer. My … [Read more...] about The Gospel of Being Human
“I’m Here Because of Her:” Rachel Held Evans
This feels impossibly hard. I cried and scrolled through Twitter all day yesterday. Rachel was our pastor, but our church didn't have a building that we can go to to be together. She gathered … [Read more...] about “I’m Here Because of Her:” Rachel Held Evans
Giving Up Words for Lent: Ashes, Flesh, and Our Embodied God
I have never really been comfortable in my body. I'm much more comfortable with words. There's a cardboard box of old journals in my closet, eighteen years worth of words spilled out of my brain … [Read more...] about Giving Up Words for Lent: Ashes, Flesh, and Our Embodied God
Missed Me? Find Me On Patheos (And Around!)
Hi, Beloveds, I hope life is treating you all well! Some of you have noticed a dip in my writing on my personal blog this year - welp, I am still writing oodles and oodles, but I'm scattered across … [Read more...] about Missed Me? Find Me On Patheos (And Around!)
Cast Out from the Presence: Psalms of Lament
All this came upon us, though we had not forgotten you! We had not been false to your covenant. Our hearts had not turned back; our feet had not strayed from your path. But you … [Read more...] about Cast Out from the Presence: Psalms of Lament
Prophets and Artists and Those Who Bear Witness
The word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness. He went into all the region around the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins, as it is written in the … [Read more...] about Prophets and Artists and Those Who Bear Witness
Homemaking, Joy, and the Ominous, Ever Present “Shoulds”
All I'm thinking about these days is homemaking in my first all-alone studio apartment. The happiness feels crackly, like my fingers are sparkling with energy. Last week I was driving to a date, … [Read more...] about Homemaking, Joy, and the Ominous, Ever Present “Shoulds”
