born this way
A good friend helped me to find a post by Brian Kirk called “Lady Gaga, Lent, Teens, and Original Sin.” It is a good read,…
Wheat & Tares
rights of workers
Recently, we have wrestled in various states surrounding Iowa, and now in our own state with the rights of workers. I watched the situation unfolding…
Bible and Newspaper #1
Coming home from a recent conference in Washington, D.C., I’m trying to be more courageous. But I’m also faced with the reality that being a…
the disarming power of a story
Social Justice. General Board of Church and Society. Social Principles. In some circles… those are swear words. To take a stand, to say that the…
a few bytes of inspiration
I took copious notes at the recent GBCS forum I attended in Washington, D.C. And then I came home and had hoped to decipher and…
my afternoon as a “telemarketer”
As our church is working on discerning their vision and mission, we have felt led to get some input from the community. We want to…
conflict is a reality
I have now been a part of my church community for three whole years. It is amazing how fast time has gone by and how…
the limitations of congregations
The following is something that Taylor Burton-Edwards presented at our School For Ministry here in Iowa this spring, and I was reminded of it again through a…