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Review: Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke (Knopf, 2026)
Spoiler alert: I have tried not to include any major plot points in this review, but there are some minor spoilers. I’d recommend reading the book itself first! A tradwife influencer wakes up one morning and finds herself thrown into… Continue reading
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250 Years After the Assertion of Equality
Last Saturday on July 4, 2026, the U.S. celebrated 250 years of independence from the British Empire. When we say 250 years of the United States of America, what we mean is that it marks 250 years from the Declaration… Continue reading
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My Ph.D. will not be a Ph.T.
I am a YouTube junkie. It’s always on my TV. The algorithm for YouTube takes me in many directions but what it introduced to me recently made me want to vomit. I wish I was joking but I think you… Continue reading
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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
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Sacred Maps and New Paths: Reimagining Scripture
When I was younger, my mom loved taking us on summer road trips. Once we picked a destination, we’d log into the computer, and enter our starting point and endpoint into MapQuest (there’s a throwback!). Then we’d print out a… 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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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
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Selfishness & Arrogance: Creating the Feminist Bogey Woman
As feminist writers and activists advocated for abortion access, or announced they were eschewing marriage and motherhood, these choices could only be seen as evidence of their selfishness by these critical commentators. Continue reading
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For the Empowerment of Nonbinary and Trans People
I am the parent of a trans teenager, the president of my local PFLAG chapter, a feminist theologian, and the pastor of an historically LGBTQ congregation. For these reasons, I spend a lot of my time thinking in both popular… Continue reading
