Identity, Anxiety, and the Holy Spirit

Identity, Anxiety, and the Holy Spirit

Identity, Anxiety, and the Holy Spirit Churches relate to denominational belief statements in different ways. Some view them as descriptive, while others see them as prescriptive. Some view Statements of Faith as agents of unity, while others view them as weapons of...
God’s Preferential Option for the Poor

God’s Preferential Option for the Poor

God’s Preferential Option for the Poor Image: Station 15: Triumph of Life From the “Stations of the Cross from Latin America 1492-1992” by Adolfo Pérez Esquivel   ∼ During my pastoral career, I’ve noticed a common response to the forefronting of...
God is a Monster & So Am I

God is a Monster & So Am I

Under their wings on their four sides they hadhuman hands. All four of them had faces andwings, and the wings of one touched the wings of another.…This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD.  Ezekiel 1:8-9, 28 God is a Monster & So Am I...
False Teacher

False Teacher

False Teacher This poem was created as part of a trauma exercise to process an event you can read about in my post “On Conflict, Pain, & Composting.” The image is a modified version of an etching from the 1685 edition of “Martyrs Mirror.”...
His Body Dismembered

His Body Dismembered

His Body Dismembered This poem and the image below were created as part of a trauma exercise to process an event you can read about on my post “On Conflict, Pain, & Composting.” “Which Jesus do you follow?” the executive asked the woman holding a...