In Scripture we find numerous places where people use weapons for self-defense. Jesus even commissions his followers to purchase swords for that very purpose. In the historical context
This post is quite delayed today, mostly because I have run out of words to say about things like this. I am tired of crafting special pastoral prayers
The Christian tradition truly has an embarrassment of riches when it comes to music. It doesn’t even seem possible some days when you look at the breadth and
Today, I want to add my voice to those in tribute to Rachel Held Evans, the popular Christian blogger and author who died this weekend following severe complications
What do a bunch of church musicians do for fun one night after a conference? Huddle together in a dorm commons room and watch the Paul Festa documentary
This weekend, the Vatican hosted a historic summit addressing the problem of sexual abuse within the Catholic church. The summit comes only a couple of weeks after a
I have a bit of a confession to make: I, Kristen, a United Methodist pastor, dyed-in-the-wool Christian, millennial, am a racist. There. I said it. What a weird
One of the more challenging classes I took in seminary was oddly enough not the big, wooly bear known as “systematic theology” (the study of theology within a
In the first two posts of this series we discussed the allegations of sexual harassment and abuse, public response, apologies made by accusers, victim shaming, social and vocational
