Latest Posts
-
A Feminist Historical Theologian’s Summer Reading List, Part I: A Review of Hayley Gelfuso’s The Book of Lost Hours
Thus, The Book of Lost Hours by Hayley Gelfuso is the first of my two recommendations for summer reading for anyone interested in the feminist historical theology project. If you want to read a novel that will provide motivation for… Continue reading
-
Righteous Things: Southern Gothic Literature as Modern Prophets
“Where you come from is gone, where you thought you were going to was never there, and where you are is no good unless you can get away from it. Where is there a place for you to be? No… Continue reading
-
A People of Confession
I remember when Usher released his tell-all hit song “Confessions Part II.” The song opens with a line that immediately drew me in: “These are my confessions. Just when I thought I said all I can say…” And I’ll admit—I… Continue reading
-
Review of Gaslighting for God
Becky Garrison has written A Satirical Guide to Save Yourself from Spiritual Narcissists (Lake Drive Books, 2026) which is the subtitle to this accessible and important book. Churches in Australia have started to respond to the evidence that clergy have… Continue reading
-
Religious Horizons & Christian Nationalism
One of the things that I love most about living in Iowa is its huge, expressive skies. Taking in the vast horizon, with vibrant blues and greens and stark whites, is calming after a frantic day. Rather than narrowing my… Continue reading
-
Women, behold your son. Behold, your mother.
For Good Friday, I had the pleasure of being part of a preaching team for a joint service between two congregations in Montreal, Québec. Each preacher spoke on one of the seven last words of Jesus while on the cross.… Continue reading
-
Debunking Easter: The Women at the Cross
‘Crucifixion’ (1495) by Giovanni Donato da Montorfano, photographed by me at The Last Supper Museum in Milan, Italy. Easter has been a major Christian holiday, celebrated by billions for millennia. How we tell and are told the Easter story impacts… Continue reading
-
Grappling with Greek and not hiding under a bushel: on Mark 4:21-25
I’ve been studying Ancient Greek for over thirty years. Niche? Maybe. As someone for whom Greek has therefore become an engrained part of who I am and how I think, it has also had a profound effect on how I… Continue reading
-
Review of Frontier Man
Frontier Man by Bonnie J Flessen (Resource Publications, 2025) tells the story of three travellers – Batos, Domitia and Virgos – who have heard about Jesus and are seeking the apostle Paul so they can hear more. Each chapter takes… Continue reading
