Transforming Stranger Danger: Aelred, Spiritual Friendship, and the Online World
Don’t talk to strangers. Definitely don’t talk to strangers in chatrooms in 2003. These are the sorts of essential socializing […]
Can You Flunk Advent? I Didn’t Mean To Find Out
On the far side of the room from where I sit most work days, I can see our Advent wall
Unlocking History: A Note of Thanks to Dorothy Sayers
I am convinced that I grew up in a parish out of time. I know that many churches seem trapped
Signs of Belonging: Remembering Thomas Gallaudet and Henry Winter Syle
Every family has its own private language. I don’t mean regional dialects or local pronunciations, but entirely unique inventions. Those
The Reformation Continues: Jan Hus’s Legacy Today
Every Sunday as a child, I would stand between my mother and grandmother in our pew as my Lutheran parish—the
No Justice, No Peace: Mechthild of Magdeburg and The Long Lineage of Protest Poetry
Poets say the strangest things. I first learned this when I became absolutely preoccupied by Emily Dickinson in the fourth
Influencers, Not Intercessors: Following Saint Zita of Tuscany
If today’s young people are glued to their phones and iPads, I came of age alongside the internet. My family
Narrative Arts: Maryam of Quidun, My Mother, and Me
We all have stories we tell about ourselves. As the oldest of three girls and the one I think my
Do It Yourself: Crafty Strategies for Expanding Access to Godly Play
I have a reputation among friends and colleagues for being unusually crafty. If a new artistic practice catches my attention,
Break Open The Story: Approaching Good Friday Anew
If Palm Sunday’s approach to the Passion skips too quickly through the events of Holy Week, I would propose an approach to Good Friday that reverses the balance