Category: Leadership
Academia Meets Practical Life – The Wedding
The day that I discovered that all of my friends were Christian was the day that I began to feel strangely uncomfortable. To be fair, I have spent my entire life in Christian settings – I grew up ... Read More
Sticking the Poor with Climate Change: People, Power, and Privilege
As I write this, I am sitting at my kitchen table while my ten-year old, home from school today with a fever, watches a movie upstairs. It is a bright, beautiful fall day in Austin, Texas—and part o... Read More
A Religious ‘None’ in the Middle East
When asked what I plan to do with a Master of Theological Studies – a question I encounter frequently as a recent graduate in a field many are unfamiliar with – my well-rehearsed, though honest, r... Read More
Outstanding Contributing Scholars Announced!
Outstanding Contributing Scholars to Present at State of Formation Workshop On November 24th State of Formation will host a workshop for its Contributing Scholars and potential new scholars — re... Read More
Storytime for Congress
The government shutdown drags on. Watching Congress’ continued “incredible ineptitude,” as the United Methodist Women have called it, with increasing frustration, incredulity, and a sense of pow... Read More
On Disability and Brokenness: A Letter to My Fellow Clergy and Clergy in Formation
This may not be an easy discussion, but it is a deeply, deeply necessary one. The subject I wish to broach today is one that is tremendously difficult for me personally, as it is for many people whom ... Read More
The Problem with Noah
Jewish communities around the world read the Biblical story of Noah and The Flood this week. For most of my life, I’ve thought that this story is horrible. Sure, the idea that God cares enough about... Read More
The Silent Streets: 50 years after shouts rang out in Jackson, Mississippi
“Oh God, the heathen have come into your inheritance; they have profaned your holy temple.” Psalm 79:1 “I helped create this,” stated Reverend Ed King as we ate lunch at the Ma... Read More