Salt of the Earth
Editor's Note: originally posted on 3/28/24 at The Jaded Evangelical blog.
The following blog post was originally posted on my blog, “Letters to the Jaded Evangelical”. The blog is geared towards those w...
The Myth of Silence
A teacher once gave a balloon to all of his students, told them to blow it up and write their names on it. Then, he had them throw the balloons in the hallway. The teacher mixed up all the balloons, then gave t...
It’s Complicated: A Different Liturgy for Mother’s Day
Editor's Note: This piece initially posted on the RLC blog on May 6, 2020.
You don't need me to tell you that Mother's Day is complicated for many. A two-second pause to contemplate the people in your li...
Praying with Mary, through Mary, for Hurting Mothers of War
I am not a Catholic, but I’m praying to Mary … with Mary, through Mary … for the Mothers of Gaza.
I am not a Catholic. In fact, I was raised in the charismatic, protestant church in Scotland. A faith tradit...
The Gospel with a Humanizing Instinct
An acquaintance from my evangelical past recently posted on social media the fable of Einstein as a young university student undermining the arguments of an atheist professor. The first comment pointed out the ...
Despair in the Holy Land
Editor's Note: This article first appeared in Religion News Service on April 29, 2024.
(RNS) — It is easy to despair over the Holy Land. For almost 80 years it has been a festering sore, and today, after d...
Burnt Out for Jesus?
It was 2019. At work, I was newly-appointed to my role and trying to lead a national communications department of a Christian missionary organisation through significant change. At home, I'd needed to move back...
Response to: “A Call for Repentance: An Open Letter from Palestinian Christians to Western Church Leaders and Theologians”
October 20, 2023, a network of Palestinian Christian institutions located throughout Israel/Palestine published “An Open Letter from Palestinian Christians to Western Church Leaders and Theologians.”—a clarion ...
The Ballot and the Movement: Reflections on the Uncommitted Movement
Many of us have heard about the recent movement in the Democratic presidential primary to encourage voters across the country to vote uncommitted. There are several news articles discussing what this movement r...
“For Love of the Broken Body: A Spiritual Memoir” Excerpt
Being a Sister is a form of radical discipleship of Jesus Christ, I figure. It is how I can live in a committed intentional community long-term with like-minded prayerful, Gospel-centered women; women who also ...