Fast Food Life and the Hunger for Something Real

Fast Food Life and the Hunger for Something Real

I grew up under oak trees in Raleigh, North Carolina. They were my steady companions through every season of my childhood: green in the summer, red, orange, brown and yellow in the fall, bare and beautiful in winter. I watched them grow as I did. But inside our house,...
Remembering Kyle Lake 20 Years Later

Remembering Kyle Lake 20 Years Later

When Kyle Lake waded into the waters of baptism, preparing our congregation to bear witness to the transforming power of Jesus in the life of one of our own, we didn’t know it would be a core moment in our lives, in his, and in the life of our church. He didn’t walk...
Revisiting the Parable of the Prodigal Son

Revisiting the Parable of the Prodigal Son

In Luke’s Gospel, Jesus gives us one of the most well-known parables in all of scripture. He tells us about a father and his two sons.  The younger son asks for his share of his father’s inheritance, runs off and squanders the money. He eventually returns home to his...
Is Humility Still Helpful?

Is Humility Still Helpful?

What is humility, and why does it matter? Who talks about humility and should we still embrace it? I attempted to explore these questions through my dissertation, “Prophetic Humility: A Feminist Theological Account.” I realized I didn’t know how to think about or...