Category: Theology
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
Can I Trust Paul? Pauline Theology of Ministry
If you are losing the game, change the rules. – Unknown Next to Jesus himself no one has impacted Christianity as much as Paul. The prolific missionary’s conversion from lover of the Law to the Je... Read More
The Yoga of Ecology and the Anticipatory Community
This past summer I got over my nature-deficit disorder. As I have been sharing here on State of Formation, my time serving as an apprentice in communities at the forefront of the eco-theological and e... Read More
I dwell in (and with) Possibility
One of the few specific facts I remember from my introductory class on Western religions in college is the uniqueness of the Hebrew creation myth (in all its forms). While other gods of ancient Meso... Read More
Shine Your Light by Dustin Craun
Years ago while visiting my Mother on the plains of Colorado, I walked out to the edge of the suburbs to look at the sky in all its glory as the sun was beginning to set. Once I reached my destination... Read More
The Mitzvah of Cheshvan
We are in a time of false starts and uncertainty. Just last week in Judaism, we read not only one, but two, creation stories. This week, we will read about God washing out and wiping away nearly all o... 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