On NPR this week I heard the following, not-so-encouraging quote from the author of a book on humiliation: “Humiliation is the inevitable outcome of all writing.” I particularly like his…
This month I’ve been wrapping up my summer schoolwork with an independent study of feminist theology, and I have really loved it! My research has been educational, thought-provoking, and personally…
Here’s a fun question to ask yourself: If you could sit down and have a conversation with the person you were 10 years ago, what would you say to your…
“Who you are speaks so loudly that I can’t hear what you say.” Those are the words of Mayor Cory Booker, who I discussed in my last post as part…
Continuing my reflections on the Willow Creek Global Leadership Summit, I’m going to do something today that I almost never do: talk about a politician. I am rather jaded when…
This week I attended the Willow Creek Association’s Global Leadership Summit, and I will confess that I began the conference with a skeptical attitude. Lately I’ve found myself re-evaluating a…
This week I rediscovered a theological gem that I had almost forgotten. I read it for the first time when I was in college, and back then it revolutionized the…
Did you know that Peter was married? I’m sure I learned this fun fact at some point during seminary, but I had forgotten about it until this week when my…
