Book Review: When Breath Becomes Air
This review was originally written as a seminary assignment for my hospital ministry class.
Book Review: In Honor of Broken Things
When I saw the syllabus for my seminary hospital ministry class, I knew I had to re-read In Honor of Broken Things.
Are You A Good Neighbor?
I was flipping through the 2010 Church Signs Calendar from Andrews McMeal Publishing. The September 23 entry is “Would you want yourself as a neighbor?” It got me thinking how I don’t remember Jesus ever asking someone if they were a good neighbor.
September 2006 in Wyoming
More than month into my 2006 5-year road trip, I still wasn’t settled into life as a guest ranch worker.
Goldenrods: Facts and Thoughts
The yellow flowers, sunny as the summer day / A bendy stalk, whorled with leaves ascending
Because They Don’t Know
“Most people simply don’t know.” (The Making of Biblical Womanhood, Beth Allison Barr, 69) When I read this at 6:15 on a Friday morning, I felt the weight of something true and in the pause to absorb that weight, the sketch of this essay appeared in my mind.
Caring for Yourself Honors God
What twisted logic have we accepted that makes us believe that we can be caregiving representatives of God but we cannot benefit from our own caregiving abilities?
Systems, Safety, and Change
My concern is that when it comes to teaching theology and doctrine, churches default to Safety First.
Casual Capsule Wardrobe: Blue Plaid Vest
A casual 15-day spring or fall capsule wardrobe based on a blue and white plaid vest
August 2006 at a Wyoming Guest Ranch
In 2006, my 5-year road trip began at a guest ranch in Wyoming.
Sewing the Eden Wrap Dress
Can the Sinclair Eden Wrap Dress sewing pattern work as convertible, multi-use clothing?
The Hidden Biases of Leadership Training
What “just is” about how a class operates that might contribute to some perspectives being hidden?
Embodied Learning and Church Windows
What do our churches' windows teach people about how we should think about light and darkness?
Good and Bad Fruit
Exploring implications, if the person made an honest mistake through a gap in their own education (AKA a fungus got in their fruit), then a “good tree” would apologize to you and stop recommending fruit.
Embodied Learning and Church Seating
If we preach that Christians are a family or that those in a single church are a community, what does our side by side, nose to tail seating arrangements tell us about what it means to be part of a family or community?
Getting to Wyoming in July 2006
In 2006, I started a five-year road trip around the US by driving from North Carolina to Wyoming.