Prophetic Justice in a Modern World

He has told you, O mortal, what is good;    and what does the Lord require of youbut to seek justice, and to love mercy,    and to walk humbly with your God? (Micah 6:8) At the center of God's kingdom is relationship. God created humanity, not for his own personal pleasure or gain, but out of love and desire for …

To My Fellow White People

I'm tired. I'm tired and I don't even have a right to say I'm tired. I'm tired of seeing our POC brothers and sisters oppressed, abused, murdered, lynched, and ignored. I'm tired of hearing their stories, watching their videos, seeing their tears, and feeling their pain. And yet, I have no right to be tired. …

COVID-19 Confessions

I know you are all tired of hearing about, talking about, and reading about the COVID-19 pandemic-- I am too. I am tired of talking about it, but I am not sure I am done talking about it, because this is not something that is going away,. Talking about it won't make it disappear, but …

Love, Lent, and Learning to Live

Yesterday was Ash Wednesday, and I had intended to write something about the theological significance or whatever. But, why reinvent the wheel? Google it. Instead, this post will probably be more personal than theological-- which is typically the standard for me anyway. So, as I've been reflecting on life, here are my thoughts, and my …

Losing Faith but Finding God

Before I started seminary, I was warned, by good-intentioned people, that I would probably question my faith. I was told this was okay, because it happened to almost everyone, and I would more than likely find God again, even if it wasn't until after graduation. Losing my faith in God was made to sound like …

Dissatisfaction?

*This blog is kind of long (Sorry not sorry). And yet, it still does not encompass all my experiences with seminary. Mostly what has been going through my mind in the past few days. I have so many more things I want to say-- so stay tuned and I may upload more that better explain …

Advent: Hopeful Remembering and Patient Expectation

Today marks the beginning of Advent. And I am really excited. I have always loved this time of year-- Advent-- but I have not always appreciated the significance of it. Growing up, Advent was always presented to me as the four weeks leading up to Christmas. We lit the candles, read the Scripture, and waited …

An Overwhelming, Open Letter

I was going to finish my blog about God using unexpected people to do unexpected things tonight. But I couldn’t. I was going to write about how I struggled today because I missed home so much more than I ever have before even though I’ve been gone way less time than I have before. But, …

Adventure into the Unknown

I am approximately 8 days away from embarking on the craziest, scariest, most exciting, most challenging, most satisfying adventure of my life. And I have been reflecting on how I got here, what my greatest fears are, and what my greatest hopes are. My greatest fear is the unknown-- missing out on all the known …

Not Today, Satan

I have heard it said that God gives the hardest battles to his strongest soldiers. And while I am pretty convinced it holds little water theologically, I do know that the enemy does fight. He fights hard and he fights dirty. But I also know that God is the strongest soldier anyone could ever ask …