Trying to build community in an urban or transient area can be tricky, particularly if you grew up in a small town where community is something that just sort of happens around you. The first seventeen years of my life were spent in the small town of Big Stone Gap, which is nestled in the Appalachian mountains and is exactly how it sounds. It’s not the kind of place …
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Two weeks ago General Conference made a decision around inclusivity that many people within the United Methodist Church are having a difficult time understanding. I’ve taken the last few weeks to process my emotions before putting anything out into the wild west of the Internet. I am still sad. I am still angry. However I have seen a few glimmers that give me hope for a new thing. To provide …
Sometimes I wish I were an inherently thoughtful person, but the reality is I’m just not. Perhaps if you dissect the word based on its Middle English origins: thought + ful = “full of thoughts,” then I meet the criteria. I have loads of thoughts. The problem is they’re usually not good ones. Over the past couple of years I’ve reflected on what type of person I want to be, …
