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The events in Charlottesville are overwhelming, infuriating, depressing, sad, and scary. Processing everything going on...

A woman died yesterday. Her name is Heather. I did not know her, but I...

Today is a rough day. Today we know that the world is not right. Today...

I want you to keep my name out of your mouth. It doesn't matter where...

I’m writing this post to my fellow progressive, white Episcopalians, but I also write it...

  According to Dictionary.com, a microaggression is "a subtle, but offensive comment or action directed...

  Why would a Christian Yogi Mama head into Philadelphia amidst the crowds of Bernie or...

This will sound so cliche. But, I'm just at a loss for words. +France and...

In the halls of my Alma Mater, Wesley Theological Seminary, is a fresco called The...

I am an adoptee from Colombia. I was born in Bogota. My adoptive sister, six...

Given how Lent went, I’m thankful that we are reminded that resurrection comes. After the...

 I love all things zombie. I have never been a Trekkie or a SciFi Superfan...

I'm sitting in the police station compulsively chewing my finger nails. This is the moment...

Revisiting Christ in missions and service in the age of selfies Bec Cranford serves as...

Recently, this question was asked on a Facebook page: "What do we do with White...

In this season of anticipatory and happy holidays among a number of cultural and faith...

As a Christian, I find the anti-Muslim rhetoric and prejudice, expressed in general and by...

  When I first started studying women and the church, it became very clear that...

Sometimes, I just think in poetry. Today is such a day. Sometimes, when I spend...

***Before I even get started, here's a plea: Donate to Syrian refugees through UNHCR here....

Taking my title one step further we read James Finley's words: "As this soaks into...

Spoiler Alert: If you have not seen Disney's Inside Out, this post contains the basic...

A few weeks before the Rev. Clementa C. Pinckney was killed at Emmanuel AME Church,...

Part 1: Were We Wrong About Jesus Being Wrong About Eschatology? Early in my journey...

A few months ago I wrote about a situation at Northwest Nazarene University where Tom...

Now and then,  I find myself  knocked down in the dirt in confusion and only...

I have had, over the years, some interesting and deeply thoughtful conversations with leaders, primarily...

She was a friend of GOD I’m just getting in from my friend of 33...

There it is again, the rhythm of my blood and breath. And here, now, yes...

The quester The quester… that could describe my life and I like that! When I...