Life of Faith
The case for being a killjoy
We may be reluctant to say anything that sounds puritanical. But our private morality really does matter.
Evangelical idols and ideologies
In their new books, Mike Cosper and Jeff Mikels critique evangelicalism from within. Do they go far enough?
Katy Perry and the wealthy women of space
Greed has no end, and the end of greed is resistance to every limitation—including the limitation of gravity.
Apache Stronghold’s rooted resistance
The fight to protect Oak Flat is not just about a single holy site. It is about recovering our bond with the land.
Becoming manna
There’s a connection between a desire to care and the offer of food. We’re committed to each other’s survival.
Dear Jesus, Am I broken enough yet?
At youth group and church camp, I learned to perform my own unworthiness. It took years to recognize the spiritual harm this caused.
Can we live without cars?
A pair of new books can challenge Christians to see transportation as an expression of the beloved community.
Does God care what I wear to church?
While my thinking on this question has shifted, at the core of my being there is still a well-dressed girl from Queens.
Learning humility as a student pastor
Field education invites us to the lifelong work of discovering the Holy Spirit through our stunning inadequacies.
A farewell to snow
Louise Erdrich’s Future Home of the Living God reminds me how much we have to mourn as we enter a climate dystopia.
Ecclesiastes and the heart-wrenching lives of migrants
Helen Boursier explores spirituality before, during, and after people decide to cross into the United States.
My new understanding of mountaintop faith
Together, the Psalms and the Korean concept of han have changed my perspective on the emotional Christianity of my childhood.
Insecurity and the problem of evil
One of my more shameful memories comes from my time coaching youth soccer as a teenager.
A heart broken open
When the teenager stepped into the pulpit, her IV pump slung over her shoulder, the congregation grew quiet.
June 15, Trinity C (Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31)
Wisdom is frisky and frolicking. She reminds us that God created our impulse to learn and to grow.