Jun 16, 2014 | church, Monday Muse, news
On Friday, Christianity Today’s Leadership Journal gave a platform to an imprisoned former youth pastor who had emotionally and sexually abused an adolescent girl in his care, by publishing his anonymous article “From Youth Minister to Felon.” Also...
Jun 13, 2014 | images of God, prayer
May God survey us like the sky, watching north to south, east to west. May God listen to us like the quiet snake, hearing our tremors within God’s very being. May God feel the pulse of us, pounding and afraid and bleeding. May God taste our bitter tears,...
Jun 9, 2014 | church, Monday Muse
In my neighborhood, a handful of churches faithfully announce their pastors’ weekly sermon titles on outdoor signs. These are mainline Protestant churches (names obscured to protect the innocent, lol), and their sermon titles are generally fine —...
Jun 7, 2014 | justice, lament, psalm
You have kept count of my tossings; put my tears in your bottle. Are they not on your record? Counting and mourning: 1. Still Trayvon. 2. Still Marco. 3. Still Normandy, Iraq, Rwanda, and Nigeria. I add my tears to God’s. 4. The spirit-breaking body-loathing...
Jun 2, 2014 | Advent, Christmas, Easter, Epiphany, Lent, Monday Muse, Pentecost
Yesterday, on June 1, my soul gasped and took a breath of fresh air. On June 1, I remembered that life is full of possibility and hope for renewal. On June 1, I knew that I could revel in joy with every minute of the day. Why? Because June 1 — and not only June...
