Last week I was talking with my friend, the Rev. Wendy Komori-Stager, and she told me about a sermon series she did on the “seven deadly sins.” But instead of lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, envy and pride, she preached on the sins of the fear of scarcity, perfectionism, busyness and the pride in productivity, … Continue reading “BlogPost: The Sin of “Expectations””
BlogPost: The Ego and God
This book! It’s calling me out onto the mat and is kicking my…you know what. The theological connections to my Christian faith are disturbing. Brené Brown, in her most recent book on vulnerability, Rising Strong (2015), writes about the power of our egos to “protect” us, but often keep us from dealing with our real … Continue reading “BlogPost: The Ego and God”
BlogPost: The Rumbling in My Soul
Brené Brown does research. In fact, she is a research professor at the University of Houston Graduate School of Social Work, focusing her energies on vulnerability and shame. In 2010 she gave a TEDx Talk sharing some of her findings. The title of her talk was: “The Power of Vulnerability.” There is power in vulnerability? … Continue reading “BlogPost: The Rumbling in My Soul”
BlogPost: Eucharist and Globalized Food Systems
I’m reading a really great book called Good Food: Grounded Practical Theology by Jennifer R. Ayres (I love that…”grounded” practical theology…get it? “Grounded”…talking about food!). Ayers is Assistant Professor of Religious Education at Candler School of Theology at Emory University. So far the book is about the ethics of food practices through the lens of … Continue reading “BlogPost: Eucharist and Globalized Food Systems”
BlogPost: Oracles to the People
I’m taking a class at McCormick Theological Seminary about the prophets of the Hebrew scriptures. We’re focusing primarily on the book of Jeremiah. It’s been a fascinating look at the books of the bible that have for a long time called to me and that I have for a long time avoided because so often … Continue reading “BlogPost: Oracles to the People”