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Nurturing Courage
The practice of faith is about building up the kind of courage we need to live the gospel.
Jul 11, 20215 min read


Resting = Trusting in God's Grace
Resting is one big way to demonstrate our trust in God’s grace. We don’t have to keep proving our strength, our worth, our faith.
Jul 6, 20216 min read


LGBTQIA+ Folks: Showing Everyone the Kingdom of God
I’m here to say that queer folks actively teach the rest of the world something about the Kingdom of God.
Jun 13, 20216 min read


Making Family of Us All
Everything Jesus did served to bring everyone into his family. His whole ministry was to bring everyone into the in-group.
Jun 6, 20214 min read


The Trinity: Be Curious, Not Judgmental
The Trinity manifests a God who asks us to rest in uncertainty, a God who invites our curiosity.
May 30, 20215 min read
Can These Bones Live?
If we’re just hoping to get back to normal, if we are not transformed, then we are letting the Spirit pass us by.
May 23, 20215 min read


Stepping Away to Connect with God
Each of us needs to begin to figure out how to create a space to connect with God.
May 16, 20214 min read


Lay Down Your Power for Your Friends
Laying down our life for our friends doesn’t necessarily mean dying. Maybe we’re called to lay down a way of life.
May 9, 20215 min read


For Better for Worse, for Richer for Poorer
Why do we reserve the kind of love we proclaim in our wedding vows only for our partners?
May 2, 20215 min read


Transaction vs. Transformation
transformation can only happen when we feel like we belong to one another.
Apr 25, 20215 min read


Moving Through Grief
We can’t make grief go away—we all know it doesn’t—but grief evolves. It can diminish in intensity, we can and do learn to live with it.
Apr 18, 20214 min read


Kizimani: Living the Gospel in Kenya
Linda Simmons offers a homily about her work with Kizimani in Kenya.
Apr 11, 20211 min read


To Say a Name
Let us remember that it is when we learn—and when we say—one another’s names that the veil is lifted and resurrection is revealed.
Apr 4, 20214 min read


Our Transgender Siblings: Absolutely Beloved
By following Jesus, we learn to heal, teach, learn, speak, listen, and most of all, love all our fellow sisters and brothers.
Mar 21, 20214 min read


Dismantling Systemic Sin
Our call in the face of suffering is to do what God did: send Love.
Mar 14, 20215 min read


The Cross: Suffering Reclaimed
The cross is where resurrection is conceived. The cross is where hope is born.
Mar 7, 20215 min read


We Can Do Hard Things
When our highest value is productivity, we dehumanize ourselves, which is to say we separate ourselves from God.
Feb 28, 20216 min read


Trusting God in a Time of Uncertainty
To truly be close to God we need to be able to trust in God. We cannot exercise trust when we are only surrounded by certitude.
Feb 21, 20213 min read


Release & Respite
I invite us to ask ourselves, “What might I release during this time to invite respite?"
Feb 14, 20215 min read


Sickness. Demons. RESPITE. Ministry.
We don’t have to keep plugging away. We don’t have to keep moving at this exhausting pace. We need to slow down. We. Need. Respite.
Feb 7, 20215 min read
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