Theology and Interpretation
Practicing Gratitude
Searching for Christmas gifts for the youngest members of our family, I came across a “gratitude journal,” [...]
Theology and Interpretation
Theology and Interpretation
Sanctuary, the Bible, and Clarification
Over the summer, you may have heard in news and [...]
Theology and Interpretation
Imagining Leadership
Isaiah 11 (December 8) imagines several qualities of wise leadership: wisdom and understanding, council (or strategic thinking) [...]
Theology and Interpretation
Learning to Pay Attention
This summer I taught a week-long continuing education course for pastors on scripture and ecology. [...]
Theology and Interpretation
Read Before Preaching: Forming Communities of Resistance (2 of 3)
Ed. note: This is the [...]
Theology and Interpretation
Greening Spaces
Mark A. Torgerson’s book Greening Spaces for Worship and Ministry (Alban, 2012) offers numerous case studies of [...]
Theology and Interpretation
Preaching + Rural Life
I grew up on a small farm in Eastern North Dakota. In college, I felt a call [...]
Theology and Interpretation
Bathsheba and Preaching in the #MeToo Era
For over a decade, I’ve been researching the various ways [...]
Theology and Interpretation
Preaching + End of Life
When people ask what I do, I am reluctant to say I am a hospice chaplain. My [...]
Theology and Interpretation
Change Is Possible and Needed
While the opportunities Scripture offers to speak directly of the beauty, power, and needs of [...]