Necessary but Not Sufficient…

  • If we’re going to be friends, your vote really does matter…

    Now that we’re in an election cycle, there’s an image floating around the interwebs advocating for friendship across politics. On the surface, this is a great idea when candidates relatively agree on similar end goals: like freedom or upward mobility, but perhaps not in the means – progressive vs regressive taxes. I may not like Read more

  • I believe you, Dr. Ford

    I believe you, Dr. Ford. I believe my friends on my Facebook feed who have broken their silence, relived their trauma and shared their pain. I believe you and every other woman who comes forward that says #metoo. Because in Alaska, a man named Justin Schneider was given no prison sentence for kidnapping, strangling and Read more

  • It was Valentine’s Day. I was wearing ashes.

    Yesterday I went to church. It was Ash Wednesday. I didn’t go because it was an obligation. I certainly felt out of place. It’s been a while since I was in a Catholic church. But I needed a place to mourn. To grieve. To put on ashes and say to god or the universe or Read more

  • A Christmas Song for a world on fire…

    I really enjoy Christmas music. Even though I get frustrated when I hear holiday melodies before Thanksgiving Halloween, the familiar songs fill me with warm nostalgia. My memories of Christmas and Advent are good memories. My house would be filled with the smell of tamales and baked goods. Lights and nativity scenes would appear. Records Read more

  • Thinking about theodicy…

    Being a spiritual humanist in a Christian seminary can be challenging. Thankfully Seattle University’s School of Theology and Ministry is committed to an interreligious experience of dialogue, deep listening, and free thought. And I was raised in a healthy Christian family who provided a framework of faith. These help me engage Christianity from the perspectives Read more

  • My prayer for the world…

    My child is almost three years old. They are typical in their development. They are 38 inches tall and close to 40 lbs. They love trains and cars and really big machines that are “too loud.” (Their words, not mine) They love books and will ask for my partner and I to read the same Read more