Excerpt from “Nice Churchy Patriarchy: Reclaiming Women’s Humanity from Evangelicalism”
"When the Anonymous Disciple Is a Man:" An Excerpt from "Nice Churchy Patriarchy: Reclaiming Women’s Humanity from Evangelicalism"
When I took my fir...
“Ritual Acts”, an Excerpt from “Meaning in the Moment”
Ritual Acts
Our bodies are not passive in rituals; they are active, and that increases the transforming power of rituals. In my sabbatical-ending r...
Who Carries the Vision?
Editor's Note: originally published on RLC blog on October 14, 2019.
Around the moment when the hand of our historical clock was ticking from B...
Remembering We Can Fly
Video Produced by Art Hooker. Mixed and Mastered by Jay Kale. Co-produced by Lisa Sharon Harper and Andre Henry, performed by Andre and written by L...
Book Review of Erin Jean Warde’s, “Sober Spirituality”
Melanie Springer Mock
Review of Erin Jean Warde, Sober Spirituality: The Joy of a Mindful Relationship with Alcohol (Brazos Press, 2023)
In so...
Wandering on Holy Ground
Midrash. This was the meandering Sunday morning discussion topic that began in the desert with Moses and ended with a collective witness to the justic...
I Miss Going To Church
I miss going to church.
That might come as a surprise to those who have followed my 3-year journey out of church in general and pastoral ministry i...
Overcoming Shame
Shame is a common experience of marginalized people. Not surprisingly. It does a number on you when others look askance at what makes you different an...
It’s Time To Change the Abortion Debate in America
Editor's Note: Reprinted by permission of NCR Publishing Company www.NCROnline.org
Originally published: It's time to change the abortion debate i...
On Mother’s Day: Faith leaders call to end gun violence
Editor's Note: This press release first appeared on Religion News Service on May 2, 2023.
Over 550 faith leaders call for Mother’s Day to be de...