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June 2015

June 04, 2015

Redeemed Bodies and Spaces: ‘Crazy, I know, but I might have seen a little of the Kingdom of Heaven’

It's Tuesday morning in East Baltimore. More specifically, it's "Turnaround Tuesday" in East Baltimore. The...

May 2015

May 31, 2015

What is family?

Last night I co-officiated my first wedding, for one of my oldest friends, who I’ve...

May 25, 2015

Twelve

12 the last year of childhood should be met with wonder promise adventure yours was...

May 24, 2015

Pentecost: An Invitation to Dream

In the liturgical calendar of the Christian year, today is Pentecost — a celebration of the...

May 21, 2015

When Religion Fails, Economics Becomes Demonic

Carbon pollution is undeniably the material cause of Earth’s climate breakdown, but what is the...

May 12, 2015

The Invisible Man, Language, and Faith

This life, this adventure we are sharing here on Earth, is an interesting undertaking. And...

May 11, 2015

4 things Summer Missions Teams need to think about before headed to the City

4 things “Summer Missions teams” need to think about before headed to the city. Short...

May 06, 2015

A Prayer to Saint Martin

Dr. Martin, please come back. Just for a day. It's a mess around here, and...

May 04, 2015

A Call to Organize

"We" need to get politically organized! Forms of Progressive Christianity are clearly growing. Communities and...

May 04, 2015

Emergent Body of Christ

We know the Body of Christ as the entire communion of saints, past and present,...

April 2015

April 19, 2015

Why Busy Christians Need to Learn from Thomas Merton

The Catholic mystic Thomas Merton’s witness and wisdom can help those of us seeking to...

April 15, 2015

The Bleeding Edge

Recently, my friend Jacqueline taught me a new expression. Sometimes, when things are as far...

April 11, 2015

God Can Also Be Found In The Dark- The Film Metalhead and what is says to us about Grief

God can also be found in the Dark- Metalhead Film. Have you ever heard a...

April 08, 2015

Accompaniment as Emergence

I’ve been called to a ministry of accompaniment that means I have chosen to walk...

April 07, 2015

Soul Train Line

This week I leave for the first of three conferences I am working this month....

March 2015

March 31, 2015

Palm Passion Sunday – Hosanna

What an awkward day this past Sunday was, Palm Passion Sunday. Or maybe that’s just...

March 24, 2015

Wilderness

This homily was delivered as part of an ongoing Lenten Series around the themes and images...

March 16, 2015

If This Was the Last Thing I Could Post on the Spiritual Life

I recently gave a talk during a retreat weekend about agape, the unconditional love of...

March 12, 2015

Revolution, Evolution or Good Disagreement?

This post is prompted by a number of things that have left me pondering how...

March 11, 2015

Sway- a poem for your March Day

Happy March. Here's a poem for you. SWAY I like talking in tongues,...

March 11, 2015

Not So Pinterest Perfect

I am a mess. I'll take "This is not news" for 500, Alex. But for...

March 10, 2015

here and now

This year started out with a sense of possibility. I had friends stay...

March 08, 2015

#MakeItHappen – Gender Equity for Women and Girls

Today is International Women's Day, and this year's theme is "Make It Happen." The women...

March 04, 2015

Re-narrating an Emergent God

I want to continue the conversation that Mark Longhurst began with his excellent post on...

February 2015

February 25, 2015

Mama Eternal’s Lent

I was dreading Lent this year, which is not like me. I usually love Lent....

February 24, 2015

“i thought it was a pearl”

The tide went out. A puddle of murky seawater, clinging to ridges of sand and shore, remained....

February 16, 2015

We Hung Up Our Harps And Cried

When I think of the things that happen to people with disabilities in secret, there...

February 10, 2015

Praying Dangerous Prayers

I am listening to Hillsong’s Oceans. It’s a beautiful song. I am sure some...

February 10, 2015

(De)Constructing Hell [The End of Metaphysics Series]

Žižek, “See you in hell or in communism!” ...

February 08, 2015

Miss Jane

Hello, friends. I'm going to level with you: My thesis is due in less than...