Nevertheless She Preached 2023

Nevertheless She Preached 2023

I recently attended the 2023 Nevertheless She Preached (NSP) conference in Austin, Texas, sponsored in part by Good Faith Media. Revs. Kyndall Rothaus and Natalie Webb are its founders.  NSP’s mission “is a collective of innovators who curate an annual conference that...
Expanding the Concept of Ekklēsia

Expanding the Concept of Ekklēsia

Over the last week, my understanding of ekklēsia (church) has expanded. In four instances, I discovered the concept of ekklēsia in traditional and nontraditional settings: (1) a traditional church, (2) a lecture with a bunch of Baptists about LGBTQ+ inclusion and...
PragerU Gotta Be Kidding Me

PragerU Gotta Be Kidding Me

As part of Pastors for Oklahoma Kids, an urgent message arrived in my email this week: Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters established a new “partnership” with PragerU, a radically conservative media company attempting to provide school resources nationwide....
Labor of Love

Labor of Love

In 1873, German philologist Lorenz Diefenbach published a novel, “Arbeit Macht Frei.” The phrase translates to “Work Will Set You Free.” While the 19th-century novel tells the story of gamblers and fraudsters finding virtue through labor, the phrase was adapted by the...