The Mystery of Urban Psychosis Why are paranoia and schizophrenia more common in cities? Mental illness is a terrible disease that often leaves victims and family members struggling for answers and the right treatment. I am a big believer in the ability of trees, sun,...
Geography of Grace: Doing Theology from Below Kris Rocke and Joel Van Dyke Prepare to be astonished and challenged when you read Geography of Grace: Doing Theology from Below (Street Psalms Press, 2012) by Kris Rocke and Joel Van Dyke. Keep your box of tissues close...
Of course, none of us knew, a week ago, what this past week would hold. The unexplainable violence. The continuing litany of names of those killed with guns. The shedding of blood in parking lots, on street corners, and inside cars! The sons and husbands and daddys...
It’s Not About the Food Lectionary 17 July 2016 9th Sunday After Pentecost Amos 8:1-12 Psalm 52 Colossians 1:15-28 Luke 10:38-42 Text to Life There are two kinds of people who love to throw dinner parties. There are those who delight in planning the exquisite menu,...
Slow Burn Story Lectionary 17 July 2016 The Light Comes into Being (Genesis 1) The Lord Makes a Covenant with Abram as a Smoking Firepot (Genesis 15) The Lord Meets Moses as a Fiery Furnace on Mt. Sinai (Exodus 19) The Lord Burns Up Elijah’s Sacrifice Like an Oven...
