J H 10/3/26 J H 10/3/26

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.

J H 9/26/26 J H 9/26/26

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.

J H 9/12/26 J H 9/12/26

Jesus’ Focus on Faith

What was Jesus’ focus when he talked about faith?

J H 9/5/26 J H 9/5/26

Systems, Safety, and Change

My concern is that when it comes to teaching theology and doctrine, churches default to Safety First.

J H 8/29/26 J H 8/29/26

It’s Not a Switch That Can Flip

People do what their social systems train them to do.

J H 8/22/26 J H 8/22/26

The Hidden Biases of Leadership Training

What “just is” about how a class operates that might contribute to some perspectives being hidden?

J H 8/8/26 J H 8/8/26

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.

J H 7/11/26 J H 7/11/26

Literature Review: Sex & Love in the Home (McCarthy) and See Me Naked (Frykholm)

Sex and Love in the Home: A Theology of the Household by David Matzko McCarthy lives up to the word “theology.” … See Me Naked: Stories of Sexual Exile In American Christianity by Amy Frykholm lives up to the word “stories” in its title.