• The Holy Household: Ephesians 5

    The Holy Household: Ephesians 5

    In this series: As I start this third post, I hope to be much more succinct that my first two. Ephesians 5 is often used as the central text regarding the marriage in the complementarian home. In this text, husbands are exhorted to love their wives as Christ loved the church. This means even dying…

  • Unattached Deconstruction

    Unattached Deconstruction

    When I was a pastor of a congregation I used to worry about those who were deconstructing their faith apart from a community. I was concerned because there’s just so much information out there that just isn’t well-vetted. A 30-second google search or a few minutes watching a short from your favorite tiktok theologian does…

  • Models and Mimicry

    Models and Mimicry

    Yesterday I was in a discussion with a bunch of other ministry people about vulnerability. I was encouraged by the engagement; it seemed like a very sensitive subject that pastors, who often feel the need to maintain some image of “altogetherness,” find difficulty navigating. I am glad that, at the very least, we were able…

  • Lent: dust to dust

    Lent: dust to dust

    Today is Ash Wednesday. On this day I am reminded of Genesis 3:19b and Ecclesiastes 3:20 19b you are dust,        and to dust you shall return. 20 All go to one place, all are from the dust, and all turn to dust again. Genesis 3:19b, Ecclesiastes 3:20 NRSVue To be honest I haven’t given much thought to Lent…

  • The Year of the Dragon!
  • Reflections on youth and age by Jennifer Knapp

    Reflections on youth and age by Jennifer Knapp

    I’m not exactly sure how or why but I recently started reconnecting with Jennifer Knapp, a music artist that I enjoyed listening to in my younger days. Maybe its because I found her expressions of faith and longing very relatable or because she has a way of describing the beautiful complexity of life that appeals…