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January 2017

January 29, 2017

Dear Refugees: I’m Sorry. And We Resist.

I was always proud to be American. Not in the strange dogmatic way some...

January 24, 2017

God As Other: On The Story of God’s Proof Episode

I know it more certainly than I know what my hand looks like: God exists....

January 22, 2017

Thoughts From The Women’s March On Washington

There were so many of us there, it was more of an ocean tide than a...

January 20, 2017

The Whole Woman Series: On Pausing To Move With Cordelia Gaffar

Okay, I admit it. I'm a sucky steward. I was the kid who always...

January 19, 2017

I’m Marching on Saturday

Hey friends! Quick post here -- I'm marching in one of the historic marches this...

January 13, 2017

The Whole Woman Series: Megan Fleming & Hot Monogamy

There's something to be said about not getting naked in front of a stranger. ...

January 07, 2017

Mothering The Chosen Ones: A Review of The Story of God

As a Jesus Freak, I always look for Jesus. As a feminist, I always see...

December 2016

December 11, 2016

Advent Reflections: We Are Always Looking For Kings

This advent has really driven it home for me: sometimes, waiting sucks. I've been...

December 06, 2016

When Grace Makes A Surprise Visit: A Review of Birthed

I'm a fertile myrtle, so I didn't think I'd connect with a book about infertility....

November 2016

November 28, 2016

Pause

I don't mean to be a Debbie Downer, but lately Christmas hasn't been doing it...

November 19, 2016

Warrior Girl Rising: From The Bottom Of My Soul

There, at the very bottom of my soul, is the soft spot. Every time...

November 15, 2016

The Defiance of Love: On Glennon, And Hate, And Moms With Transgender Kids

A few days ago, I got an email from another mom. Now, moms -- we...

November 10, 2016

My Thoughts After The Election: Rise Up

I think I can finally breathe again, awakened from the shell -shock. But the deep...

November 07, 2016

On The Eve Of This Election, A Letter to Hillary

Dear Madame Secretary Clinton, My great-grandmother, Sarah Elizabeth Oliver, was a suffragette. She fought so...

November 03, 2016

Patriarchy, Homophobia, Jen Hatmaker and Trump: Let Me Mansplain It For You

Recently Rachel Held Evans posted this simple sentence on her Facebook page: Evangelicalism: Where Jen...

November 01, 2016

A Message To All The Good Men Out There (And Some Good Women, Too)

I started a very different post -- it was an angrier one than this will...

October 2016

October 24, 2016

Americans: The Good Deed People? On Jordan, Refugees, and Doing God’s Work

In the Jordanian desert, there is a little girl who has no hair. I will...

October 18, 2016

Jordanian Women Do Amazing Things

I met some amazing women in Jordan who are doing phenomenal things. Some of these...

October 16, 2016

That Jordanian Smile

My suitcase was huge. I was on my way to Jordan – yes, THAT...

October 08, 2016

Jerseygirl Jesus Goes To Jordan…

When I was sitting at my mom's house in Pennsylvania, and some big shot theologian...

September 2016

September 26, 2016

If It Weren’t For Jesus, I Might Support Trump (Or: A History Of My -isms)

I grew up in a small town that had exactly two black kids in my...

September 22, 2016

Let’s Talk About Sex — Good Christian Sex (By Bromleigh McCleneghan)

I think oxymorons are technically supposed to be two words, but put the words Good,...

September 20, 2016

An Orangutan, A Zip-Line, and a Text Message From Jesus: A Girl Can Dream

I have a confession to make: Sometimes, I am a spoiled brat. Sometimes, I...

September 16, 2016

Oh, Jesus, You Troublemaker.

One of the most challenging things about being a Jesus Freak is all the people....

September 13, 2016

What My First Tattoo Taught Me: The Secret Code of Jesus

I was talking to a friend who is a high-powered, C-level executive in a large organization...

September 01, 2016

The Altar of Should

I remember the first time it happened. It was probably about about 14 or 15...

August 2016

August 30, 2016

I’m Finally With Her: Hillary Clinton Is My Candidate

I am loathe to do this, really. I don't like talking about politics because no...

August 17, 2016

Love’s Gaze: Lots of Jesuses All Around

The other day, I wrote about a young man I met when he was in...

August 15, 2016

Stolen Souls: The Ones America Is Failing

Last night, I got some bad news. Someone I once knew, briefly, is dead. ...

August 13, 2016

The Global Leadership Summit: It’s About Building Intentional People

I just spent two days at the Global Leadership Summit, a huge live event produced...