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Lingering identity
Last week I attended a book launch event at my work place. Mark, the director of the seminary, was sharing about his recently published book, Sharing the Crust, a story about friendship and a community of saints that developed in Sandtown, Baltimore. The book offers snapshots of communal life in Sandtown and on relationships between…
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Set My Sail
I was listening to a rerun of This American Life a few days ago. The episode, Talking While Black, was released after the racial tensions of the 2020 summer. It was a good episode and sadly still relevant today. (Go listen!) But what caught my attention was a song they used in the background during…
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Ash Wednesday 2025
“Remember that you are dust and that you are loved.” I got a more colorful version of that from Father Carl+ this morning. (Thank you! it’s exactly the kind of blessing I was hoping for!) It was a wonderful way to start the Lenten season. But I can’t help but experience this year’s Lent in…
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Essays on Habakkuk #1
My work neighbor is constantly wanting to start projects with me that engage a part of me that’s not officially part of my work. I enjoy discussing practical theology so I oblige. One of these projects is a series of essays around the minor prophet Habakkuk. The idea is that we’d write our reflections on…
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The Parable of the Sower as a lens on deconstruction
I was reading through the Gospel of Luke today. I have in mind to just write a bunch of sermons based on the parables of Jesus; some sermons that are not connected to a series and I’d find useful when I’m invited to guest preach at churches. So while it’s not the first parable in…
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Moses and the Rock
Ever since I started working at my current job, I have enjoyed a regular series of questions (at least weekly) from my desk neighbor. These questions, whether they are deeply theological or practical, always invite curiosity. Here’s my first attempt in translating one into a post. Maybe I’ll write about them more often in the…
