Ash Wednesday marks the start of the anticapitalist season of Lent. A season where one focuses on consuming less and become inwardly focused on spiritual health. A time when one’s worth is not caught up in buying things. One is reminded today of their death as ashes are rubbed into one’s forehead and the recitationContinue reading “practicing anti-idolatry for lent”
Category Archives: Christainity
theology, the future, and pop culture
The abstract for my paper, “The Eschatological Lens of Saga,” has been accepted at the Mid-Atlantic Pop and American Culture Conference in November. I’ve been so excited for it that I even started to re-read one of my sources for the paper, Jürgen Moltmann’s Theology of Hope. One quote struck me tonight, it reads, “TheologicalContinue reading “theology, the future, and pop culture”
belhar confession (revised with inclusive language)
The Presbyterian Church USA General Assembly 222 accepted the Belhar Confession into their Book of Confessions. As a Presbyterian, I am very proud of this. 1. We believe in the triune God, Creator, Redeemer, and Holy Spirit, who gathers, protects, and cares for the church through Word and Spirit. This, God has done since theContinue reading “belhar confession (revised with inclusive language)”
overthinking my iraqi kurdistan delegation in hopes for transformation
Intrinsic to fundraising is how one sells it. This certainly was true when I told others about my upcoming delegation to Kurdistan with Presbyterian Peace Fellowship and Christian Peacemaker Teams. Either people have never heard of Kurdistan or understand it as being an ally for the US. I usually had to explain how Kurdistan isContinue reading “overthinking my iraqi kurdistan delegation in hopes for transformation”
maundy thursday: last meals
“No Seconds” by Henry Hargreaves It might seem odd to discuss Death Row inmates’ last meals and the Last Supper, but I don’t find it much of a stretch. Here’s a few reasons why: Jesus knew he would be killed in a few hours, as too those on Death Row. Although it’s after this mealContinue reading “maundy thursday: last meals”
reflecting on natural law and culture
I cannot pinpoint the exact moment I recently thought of the meaning of ‘natural,’ but it’s been consuming my thoughts. I guess most recently it was hearing arguments against same-sex relationships. Some claim God made humanity to naturally fit together, one with a vagina and the other with a penis. They just work. Conversely, asContinue reading “reflecting on natural law and culture”
pentecostalism and weak pneumatology
I presented this paper at the Fordham Theological Graduate Conference on May 2, 2015. It was fun to write and think through my family’s tradition. Enjoy! John Caputo called one Sunday afternoon and said that he wanted to meet me that night at an Assemblies of God church for a revival. I agreed and arrivedContinue reading “pentecostalism and weak pneumatology”
middle class economics and the industrial reserve army
During his State of the Union address, President Obama coined the term “middle class economics.” Days later a blog post appeared on the Huffington Post further explaining what he meant. He opened by asking “Will we accept an economy where only a few of us do spectacularly well? Or will we commit ourselves to anContinue reading “middle class economics and the industrial reserve army”
the baptism of jesus and a tree tornado: a sermon
Mark 1:4-11 (NRSV) John the baptizer appeared in the wilderness, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. And people from the whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem were going out to him, and were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. Now John was clothed withContinue reading “the baptism of jesus and a tree tornado: a sermon”
a prayer for justice
Oh God of this world and universe, You constantly surprise us. You bring about life where there is only death. You sing to us sweet melodies that comfort those despairing. And you guide us with hope. The horrific acts these past few days have made our hearts heavy. There was a bombing of a ColoradoContinue reading “a prayer for justice”
black flag theology 