Within the Christian tradition, there’s an uneasiness with the things of the world, particularly beautiful things. At the beginning of
Continue readingThe Reformed Tradition and Suspicion of Visual Beauty
With its associations of wealth and excess, beauty can easily be seen as a privilege, or, even, an enemy of
It’s been a long time since I’ve used this blog space for regular writing and thinking. Most of my writing
Morning blossoms of jasmine and apricot
tempt me to hope.
An Easter reflection on sacrifice and women’s bodies As his death approaches, Jesus pauses to celebrate a meal with his
Recently, in an essay for Soul Tread magazine, I explored the way in which Scripture describes the church as a
We usually talk about gratitude and thankfulness as mental practices: we call to mind the good things that we have
Continue readingThe Body’s Posture of Gratitude: A Thanksgiving Day meditation
This year, one marked by radically reshaped ministry, work, and everyday life, I’ve found myself in a near-constant stance of
Last week, our history curriculum brought us to learning about the removal of five Native American tribes from the southeastern states to the Oklahoma Territory. … Continue readingTrail of Tears: A Prayer of Lament
Here in Victoria, we have reached five months of worshiping online. For a brief month, we were able to have