Tag: writing

Tripp Fuller brews up the next essential seminary reading

Mark my words, people - one day we will refer to Tripp Fuller like we talk about famous theologians. In his most recent book Divine Self-Investment: An Open and Relational Constructive Christology, Fuller explores how we can find a new theological way forward between a Christian tradition that has often insisted on rules, dogma, and literalism, and a liberalizing culture that is becoming increasingly less concerned with religious tradition.

Writing a Book!

I began writing my spiritual memoir back in 2013, writing that now feels like the AOL / dial-up internet version of the book I am working on now. I have been transforming those memoir pieces into a book that examines fundamentalist evangelical Christianity and how it so frequently creates trauma in its adherents.

love letters from fall

I have a collection of prose / poetry that I call "Love Letters to Somebody" (to help explain the post's title today). These are a couple of pieces inspired by our recent, magnificent change of seasons. The pictures for the first two poems aren't the trees of inspiration, but just imagine the brightest yellow tree … Continue reading love letters from fall →

using our voices

I don’t know about you, but this has felt like a rough week. Honestly, the last two years have been disheartening (to put it mildly) and soul-crushing (if my feelings speak for themselves), in a way I wouldn’t have guessed political situations could make me feel. There is so much hate, distrust, and lying in … Continue reading using our voices →

“Credulous” is worth the read

Andrea Lingle – mother, writer, lay theologian – has written the book I hoped to write. (Also that I still hope to write). It is a memoir of faith, filled  with personal stories as well as her own theological ponderings that meander through quantum physics as easily as they do the Bible. She believes in … Continue reading “Credulous” is worth the read →

Good Friday Longings

  (written early 2015) On Good Friday of 2014, my mom and I are vacationing during my spring break in a tourist town of northern Michigan, a town where spring doesn’t arrive until May or June, thus planting us in the middle of winter during our April visit. We spend Holy Week, the week leading … Continue reading Good Friday Longings →

Christmas at the Abbey of Gethsemani, 12-22 & 12-23

I have begun a quest to write for 90 days in a row (and if I miss a day, make it up the next). It's similar to the 12-Step "90 in 90 days" motto (90 meetings in 90 days). It's been enjoyable and rewarding even just for myself, but sometimes I want to share what … Continue reading Christmas at the Abbey of Gethsemani, 12-22 & 12-23 →