Faith Matters
A word that helps keep me rooted as the child of immigrants
Nadhe is a longing and a hope, a heaven and a solid place on earth.
The refugees on my church’s cricket team
How we stopped seeing a destitute “them” and started seeing wicket keepers and off spinners.
A wedding reception that felt like Cana
We drank wine, danced with abandon, and caught a glimpse of grace.
What if classrooms were shaped by a restorative justice sensibility?
Creating space for a different kind of engagement
Hilma af Klint’s new ways of seeing
Years before Kandinsky, a Swedish woman created magnificent abstract paintings.
Why did I go to a charismatic worship service in an arena?
I feared it would last a week. Then came the moment of truth.
Letting go of the plan and embracing the dream
I used to have Jeremiah 29:11 in a frame on my wall. I don’t anymore.
Everyone in ministry gets their feelings hurt
Congregations aren’t paradise. They’re communities in which we constantly hurt each other’s feelings.
Loving the spiritual-but-not-religious neighbors I am given
They’re my students and colleagues. I want to talk with them, not about them.
A parishioner with Alzheimer’s speaks for herself
She came to our events on dementia and faith. She believed we could do better.
The glory and the glare of Easter
What can we see with the light in our eyes?
Why should the kids at my church care about pursuing God?
I don’t have all the answers, but I have a few ideas.
My mother was my first theology teacher
Now it’s my turn to hold the memory of faith for her.
Hopes unseen and unspoken
Here he was: prostrate, limp, a huge tube going down his windpipe.
Alejandra Oliva’s devoted attention at the border
A student of mine went to Tijuana to help. She found she could help the most simply by paying attention.
A playful romp with God
Growing up, I never heard a word about God laughing, joking, or doing anything for fun.
Remembering Mary Oliver and her prose
The poet’s essays are winsome and articulate, wide-ranging and intellectually rigorous.
Fatbergs, fuel, and faith
In God's future, nothing is wasted.
Grateful even at the grave
A good pastor looks for the sacred within the ordinary.
Class trip to a mosque
I wanted to introduce my students to Muslims, not just to Islam.