2015
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“Everything has got a little price”: Money as God in the Theology of the Thénardiers in the Musical Version of Les Misérables
At the end of the musical of Les Misérables, in “Beggars at the Feast,” the Thénardiers sing, “Jesus!–won’t we see you all in hell!” That made me wonder: What do the Thénardiers believe about salvation? Do they even believe in… Continue reading
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From Fires to Lit Matches: The Status of Dissent and Women’s Ordination In Today’s Church
Guest Post! Guest Post! Christina Gebel is a freelance writer and photographer. She has an undergraduate degree in theology from Saint Louis University and a Master of Public Health degree from Boston University. She currently lives in Boston, MA working… Continue reading
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Dancing with God: A Sermon on Trinity Sunday
A sermon delivered at All Saints Episcopal Church, Portland, Oregon. This icon is traditionally entitled “The Hospitality of Abraham.” It depicts the visit of three angels to Abraham and Sarah. Abraham was resting in the heat of the day, likely… Continue reading
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Burn, Baby, Burn: Freedom, Idolatry, and Islamophobia
If we believe those who desecrate the Eucharist or the flag ought to be censured with violence or legal penalty but those who desecrate the Prophet Muhammad by drawing pictures of him ought to be celebrated, then we are drawing… Continue reading
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Some Thoughts on Weight Loss
Over the past 8 months, I’ve been on a slow but steady weight loss plan and, in the New Year, wrote those goals down for the sake of reflecting on them externally. While I don’t exactly want to share what… Continue reading
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Grant Peace to Your Church
Recently my life seems full of grief. This is to be expected during Lent, a season characterized by “sorrowful joy.” My grief though, has its roots in a profound sense of loss: the ecclesial home that I have loved, still love,… Continue reading
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Memory Eternal: Marcus Borg
More than understanding his work, I wanted to understand the love for him and by him that is so tangible among those who heard him speak, who attended his classes. When someone says, “this person helped me reclaim my faith,”… Continue reading
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For Shame! Part 3: A Shameful (Erotic?) Theology?
“Shame need not crouch, in such an Earth as Ours; Shame—stand erect—the Universe is yours!” – Emily Dickinson, #1304, 1874 “It would not be an overstatement to say that Christianity literally had its birth on the altar of shame.” –… Continue reading
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Blackness and Value; Part 3: On Blackness as Debt
“Credit is a means of privatization and debt a means of socialisation. So long as they pair in the monogamous violence of the home, the pension, the government, or the university, debt can only feed credit, debt can only desire… Continue reading