One of the most important ways my writing and theological lives have collided in recent years is in conversations about how the church could show up for people who have left the church, conversations on deconstruction and reconstruction in the…
The carol that won’t stop singing a subversive song of hope
It tends to be the same every year: Soon after the last of the Thanksgiving leftovers is consumed, I sit down at the piano to plunk through an archaic collection of Christmas carols. Without fail, “O Holy Night” has long…
There are better ways to read the Bible
“Your son is disruptive, disrespectful and dishonoring to God. He asks too many questions during Bible study, and it’s causing the other students to doubt their faith. I’m sorry, but he’s not welcome here anymore.” My youth pastor said this…