by Erin Parks | Aug 15, 2025 | Opinion
At the darkest night of my faith crisis, not a single speck of light shone around the edges of the blackout curtain. Sleep evaded me. The fabric of time unravelled and my body seemed to sink through reality. It was me and the darkness. Not even prayer could illuminate...
by Erin Parks | Aug 8, 2025 | Opinion
We young people are tired. Those of us who grew up with your walls as our second childhood home no longer feel at home in your sacred space. And instead of being heard, we continue to be blamed for the decline of the American church. I can’t speak on behalf of all...
by Erin Parks | Aug 1, 2025 | Opinion
As I have watched the news, written, prayed and moved about my life during this summer in which tyrants and evil seem to be “getting their way,” my first instinct is to rely on my heavily pragmatic Protestant upbringing. What can I do when the world is burning? I turn...
by Erin Parks | Jul 25, 2025 | Opinion
I recently sat down with the Rev. Harrison A. Litzell to explore the concept of inclusive church spaces for neurodivergent churchgoers. Litzell’s work as the program coordinator at the Baugh Center for Baptist Leadership focuses on children and family ministries. In...
by Erin Parks | Jul 21, 2025 | Opinion
Writing the “Faith and Fidgeting” series on living with neurodivergence in sacred spaces has led me to reflect on a pressing question: How can we reimagine church? Accessible church spaces are important for everyone, not just disabled or neurodivergent folks. Our...
