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January 2017

January 30, 2017

When to Go Rogue: What Jesus Says About Saving Life and Breaking Rules

One sabbath while Jesus was going through the grainfields, his disciples plucked some heads of grain, rubbed...

November 2016

November 16, 2016

The Country Needs Us, And We Need You: A Call to Action

Guest Post: by C. Shawn McGuffey Since the election I have been saddened. Luckily, I...

November 07, 2016

10 Things That Will Still Be True After Election Day

This morning my phone flashed a cute little notification that said "Tomorrow is election day!"...

October 2016

October 26, 2016

Election Fatigue: 10 Spiritual Practices for Toxic Times

I want to write about election fatigue. But I'm too tired. I've been dragging, feeling...

October 12, 2016

The Main Issue That Faith-Based Voters Should Be Asking Tough Questions About

Here are things that I hear faith-based voters talking about this election season: -Abortion -Marriage -Guns (because...

September 2016

September 09, 2016

Let Love Be Overheard

I went to breakfast yesterday at a usual neighborhood place. There was a Muslim family there...

August 2016

August 22, 2016

Get Ready for the Polyamory Movement

Guest post, by Katherine Willis Pershey. As a theologically progressive pastor serving in the...

August 12, 2016

The Gift of Hard Things: How to Use Yaconelli’s New Book

New life goal: write a book that gets the resounding endorsement of Anne Lamott. Of...

August 03, 2016

Passing the Peace

Hi, folks. I took a week or so away from blogging to finish my book, and...

July 2016

July 08, 2016

The End of Us: Where Love Is Not Enough

Love is not enough. I'm a pastor, so I'm not supposed to say that. As...

June 2016

June 27, 2016

Pro-Choice, Anti-Abortion: Why the SCOTUS Ruling on Abortion is Good for Everyone

Hi, my name is Erin and I'm a feminist. I am also a Christian who...

June 22, 2016

Get Off the Fence: Why “We Welcome Everyone” Isn’t Enough

Since last week's horrific shooting at an LGBT nightclub in Orlando, many pastors have offered words...

June 17, 2016

They Want Us Dead: Hate and Marginalized Communities

A powerful guest post from my college friend, Shawn McGuffey. An important read that needs to be...

June 15, 2016

Grief for the Villians

A guest post: by Rev. Elizabeth Grasham My ex-husband calls my cellphone once a week...

May 2016

May 24, 2016

$10 In My Pocket

Guest Post: by Tiffany Flaming I have $10 in my pocket. It might as well...

May 19, 2016

Transgender Travel: People are Mostly Okay

Airport people watching is one of my favorite activities. In general, airports make me anxious....

May 12, 2016

Don’t Like Your Pastor? Don’t Leave Your Church

There's a blog post going around called "So You Don't Like your Pastor..." I read...

May 09, 2016

Cleaning the Brushes: The Never-Done Work of Ministry

My friend Kory shares some thoughts on the "never done-ness" of ministry. On behalf of...

May 06, 2016

Healing and Holding Up the World: A Tribute for National Nurse Week

Guest Post: by Elizabeth Myer Boulton My mother was a nurse all her professional life...

May 05, 2016

5 Small Steps to a Simpler Closet (and Safer Planet)

Earlier this week, I shared a post about my family's Sock Scavenger Hunt. I paid my...

May 03, 2016

Lost and Found: A Parable In Socks

You know what was great about living in the desert all those years? Among other...

April 2016

April 27, 2016

Sidestepping Sexism: It’s Just Easier

Yesterday a blog troll called me a fascist bitch. Also yesterday--an elderly funeral director told...

April 21, 2016

Handing Hate the Microphone

Kansas legislators recently introduced a measure that would require transgender students (at public schools and universities)...

April 20, 2016

7 Ways From Sunday: 7 True Things From 7 Years of Blogging

Yesterday, I logged into my "back end" blog stuff to edit something and noticed--purely by...

April 11, 2016

10 Things Scarier Than a Trans Person In Your Bathroom

We know better than to read the comments section. But sometimes I can't help myself. As...

April 06, 2016

Gaps in History: Talking to Kids About Race and Privilege

My niece--my daughter's cousin and BFF since birth--is biracial. Together, these girls choreograph synchronized dance...

March 2016

March 22, 2016

The World is Our Home: Terrorism, Holy Week, and Other Things We’d Like to Forget

If you know anything about personality typing, then I can tell you I'm an ENFP,...

March 12, 2016

Something Wicked This Way Comes: When Trump Comes to Town

He's coming. To Kansas City. Tonight. It is a gray, dull, drizzly day here, which...

March 09, 2016

No Tribe But Ours: A Refugee Story

I really just carried the fruit basket... But I'll tell you about that in a...

March 04, 2016

The Unfriend Trend: Why You Should Stop Ditching All the Trump Supporters

Maybe Jerry Falwell, Jr was right. Donald Trump IS, in fact, like Jesus Christ. At least,...