2023
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Love has Come for You
What a wonderful image the lectionary text gives us for the fourth Sunday in Advent. Two women, cousins, greeting each other belly to belly, feeling the movement of their babies within their own bodies: In those days Mary set out… Continue reading
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The Infeasibility of Rest (and Liberation)
One of the things that I enjoy most about teaching is that even identical material can generate unique conversations because the collection of students in class is always different. Yet, I have noticed that across the dozens of ethics courses… Continue reading
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The Witness of Mary
Every year, devout Christians embark on a theological journey, delving into the story of Jesus’ birth. While the liturgical season of Advent emphasizes the hope, joy, love, and peace offered by Christ’s awaited birth, less attention is given to the… Continue reading
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Advent – agious
Content Note: This post contains a discussion of child loss. Discretion is advised for readers who are sensitive to topics of this nature. For unto us a Child is born,Unto us a Son is given;And the government will be upon… Continue reading
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Remember the Alamo!
I recently had the opportunity to visit Texas for the first time. San Antonio, to be precise, for the annual meeting of the Society for Biblical Literature. As I was doing my research on places to see while I was… Continue reading
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Seeking the Divine: A Review of Lynne Renoir’s God Interrogated
Lynne Renoir’s God Interrogated: Reinterpreting the Divine is part spiritual project, part intellectual feat, one which wrestles with religion’s most notoriously difficult and impenetrable topic—the idea of God. The book includes a consideration of the various theological discussions and debates surrounding God’s… Continue reading
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“If Not Now, When?” It’s Time to Interrogate Christian Zionism
It was March 2020, and my Jewish roommate had invited me to celebrate Purim with her and her friends at a large Purim party down the street. (Yes, it would turn out to be the last party I would attend… Continue reading
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Being Female and Lutheran in Australia
“Today I feel the grief around me. I feel the weight of disappointment and lost hopes. I feel my own despair and wonder if things will ever change.” These are words I wrote in February of this year after motions… Continue reading
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Beautiful. Crissy.
Do not conform yourselves to the standards of this world, but let God transform you inwardly by a complete change of your mind. Then you will be able to know the will of God—what is good and is pleasing to… Continue reading
