Thoughts from My Corner of the World
During a writing session today we were asked to reflect upon our breathing. Often we are shallow breathers, neglecting to breath deeply. Bent over our desks for long periods of time intent on our working, studying, or writing often cause us to neglect this most essential component of our existence. Without oxygen we cease to... Continue Reading →
In part one of My Disabled Self I came to realize that how we think, converse, and believe about heaven and disability reveals more about our own heart in the present than it does of any future existence for ourselves or those we love who are profoundly disabled. So, while I cannot say with absolute... Continue Reading →
Photo credit: Michelangelo's Pietà in St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican. I've been working through the Gospel of Luke, reading and translating from the Greek into English. It is a slow and difficult process. Getting this close to the text allows me to see things that are not easily seen when reading English translations. On the Holy Saturday, as... Continue Reading →
Is it possible to view God as a mother who fathers or a father who mothers? Is mothering a task only women participate in? Is fathering a task only for men? As a mother of four, I determined not to threaten my children with these words: "You just wait until your father comes home!" I... Continue Reading →
I spent a good part of 2021-22 attending to the subject of disability theology while processing my life-long experience with my older developmentally-delayed sister who has lived with cerebral palsy from birth. Together we sorted through past memories to compile a short book for her to share with others. Many of those stories are available... Continue Reading →
I've recently begun reading a few writers on Substack. There's Michael Bird, Scot McKnight, Beth Felker Jones, and others who all fit nicely in the category of theologians and Biblical scholars. But then there's another, Jeff Chu, a gifted writer, a theologian, yes, but who writes in a way so unlike the others. Right now... Continue Reading →
Each time I hear of the stumbling of another highly regarded Bible teacher, author, Bible scholar or Christian college professor into inappropriate behaviour - as has allegedly taken place with John Stackhouse, from Crandall University- I'm set back for days. Thankfully the emotional toll is less today than was the case in my earlier days... Continue Reading →
Bad Girls Years ago, Liz Curtis Higgs wrote a series of books with tantalizing titles: "Bad Girls of the Bible," "Really Bad Girls of the Bible," and "Slightly Bad Girls of the Bible." They sold really well, undoubtedly displaying sound Biblical exegesis. Each of the books featured a cover depicting a woman's alluring, seductive gaze.... Continue Reading →
'Tis the Season for Stamps It's the season when we all, or we hope to at least, send out Christmas or holiday greeting cards to those we hold near and dear and to some not so dear. We've known deep in our heart that a group message to all our FB friends lacks the luster... Continue Reading →
Today I write for the Helens in the world. Helen is a person I've not met. This post could just as easily be for Henry or Harold or Hannah or Hope for they live among us. But it is the name Helen I wish to be remembered. The Helens in the world are all around... Continue Reading →