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Equality feels like oppression when all you’ve known is privilege*
Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Stronger Together
Is It Paul or Dr. King?
A New Age is Dawning
PART 3: SEEING IN THE DARK
PART 2: SEEING IN THE DARK
PART I: SEEING IN THE DARK
Challenged for a Lifetime
Timeless Presence
Israel, Jordan and Virtues
Wilderness Faith
Five Keys to Success
A Time for Hope
Symbols of the Season
The Season of Anticipation in a Time of Wonder
The Season of Anticipation in a Time of Remembrance
The Season of Anticipation in a Time of Unrest
The Season of Anticipation in a Time of Joy
The Season of Anticipation in a Time of Retreat
The Season of Anticipation in a Time of Gentleness
The Season of Anticipation
Becoming the Feet: The Relationship of Incarnation and Solidarity
Walking with the Dead
Should I Stay or Should I Go? My Outset on El Camino, and Wrestling with Uncertainty
The Book of Enoch and Its Importance to Anyone Interested in Biblical History
Capstone, Milestone, and Concrete Ministry—The Culmination of a Master of Divinity Degree
The Entreatment of Christ
Northeastern Seminary Women’s Retreat Reflection: Part 2
Northeastern Seminary Women’s Retreat Reflection: Part 1
Shalom Challenged—A Path Forward
Shalom Challenged—A Head-on View
Shalom Challenged—What Happened to the Redemptive Struggle?
Meditation on a Theme from Wesley and St. Paul
Mary’s Expectation
A Voice Crying
It’s Time for a Messiah
Altering Expectations
Welcome to Wonder
Emmanuel ... Again
For Righteousness in Our Neighborhoods
God’s Expressions of Hope
Prayerful Reading
Surrendering My Brokenness at the Table
God’s Transformative Gift
Being Military Friendly is Just the Order of the Day
A Glitch in God’s Intentions?
Vulnerability Re-Imagined
Cultivating Ministries that Learn From Individuals Living with Disabilities
In Context, In Israel: Explore, Learn, Grow
Holy Land 2016: Musing on a Theology of Place
Violence Against Women: Theological Reflection and Response
Violence Against Women: There is Much Work to be Done, Beginning with the Church
The politics of addressing domestic violence in our churches
Failing to address sexual abuse of teens in our churches
Embracing my Genuine Spiritual Identity
Help us, Lord
The Gospel and the Kingdom: Esau McCaulley’s Talk for the Rochester Preaching Conference
Herod as Pharaoh?
To Thrive In A Foreign Land: The Faithful Service of Northeastern Seminary Students and Alumni
Hosanna: A Shout of Praise or Cry for Deliverance? ..
All the Resources You Need To Take Action Against Modern-day Slavery—You and Your Sphere Of Influence
Hope is Alive Through Christlikeness
Sabbath-Keeping: Practicing Openness
An Advent Meditation
Advent Reflection: Holy Intervention
Sabbath-Keeping: So We Can Look For God
Second Saturday of Advent: Faithful living in an age of panic
Second Friday of Advent: Coming to terms with change
Second Thursday of Advent: Faith and politics in Advent
Second Wednesday of Advent: God's cleansing fire
Second Tuesday of Advent: God’s alien deed
Second Monday of Advent: Discerning the times
Second Sunday of Advent: A harvest of disappointment
Sabbath-Keeping: An Intentional Endeavor
The Writer's Calling: A Seminary Student's Reflections
Doing Something About Violence Against Women and Girls
Youth Ministry: Rollercoasters and Practicing Theology
No Longer Jew or Gentile: Does Paul Reject Cultural Identity?
Multi-cultural Ministry: Unity in Diversity
The Cross and Gendercide: A Theological Response to Global Violence Against Women and Girls
Preaching God's Grace
Looking for the Resurrection from the Dead, Life of the World to Come
Our Struggles—Danger, Punishment, Reward
A Call to Repentance
Growth in the Night Times of Life
The Doctor of Ministry Program Was Like a Rocket Boost
Two Ways to Make Time for a D.Min. Degree
5 Ways My D.Min. Research Added Value to My Ministry
Experiencing the Hol(istic) Package in a Doctor of Ministry Degree
The Value of a Backstory in Team Building
10 (or 11) Must-have Qualities for a Student Leader
That Just Seems Crazy To Me
He Comes Down from Heaven
Christmas Response
Swimming In Words, Then Wrapped In Warm Wisdom
The Longing of the Wait
Holy Intervention
The Gift of the Word
Free, Inordinate Gift
Immanuel, God With Us
Preparing for the Baby
God Is With Us
Anticipation
Magnificat: Meditation on The Annunciation (Luke 1:26-55)
Contented Godliness
Ordered Steps
The Changing Face of Higher Education ... Seminary Included!
4 Pastorates, One Congregation: Learnings of a Long-tenured Pastor
Re-orienting Prayer
Eschatology and Ecofeminist Theology: The Challenge of Preaching the "New Creation" in a Time of Environmental Crisis
The Cosmos or the Kingdom—Can the Church Be a Bridge?
The Earth is Full of Holy Glory
Compassion and Neuroscience—Sister, Can You Spare a Dollar?
5 Things I Learned from my Youth Pastors
Spiritual Formation for Teens is More Than Camp
Questions About a Certain "Brand" of Student in Youth Ministry
5 Back-to-school Tips for Youth Ministry - It's the Most Wonderful Time
Talking to Christian Teens About Sex
What Does Our Identity Crisis Have to Do With Sex
What Scripture Says About Sex
Going Deeper in Youth Ministry
Church Renewal - What, Where, When and How
Bringing Comfort and Peace Through Hospice
Top 3 Things I Learned at Northeastern Seminary
Rooted in Faith, Wrapped in Fun - Reforming Children's Ministry
Recovery Ministries: A Place of Trust and Safety
The Role of the Church When Faced With Victims of Violence?
Poor Health—The New Vice, or Sin, or Crime?
Stop the Language of Violence
Prepared to Be a Pastor?
Growing Oaks from Seeds
Choosing a Good Ministry Placement
Don't Lose the Mission Behind Missional (Part II)
Don't Lose the Mission Behind Missional (Part I)
Being Culturally and Biblically Literate
The Celebrated Peasant-King
"I Do!"
Beyond Disability Awareness: 4 Ways to Equip Your Church to Serve
Why Spiritual Formation is Important in Seminary [Part Three]
An Equipping Model of Ministry
Church Response to People with Disabilities: 3 Approaches
3 Reasons to Pursue your M.Div. at an Upstate NY Seminary
Misconceptions About Clergy and Laity
Is Seminary For You? 3 Things to Consider
Why Spiritual Formation is Important in Seminary [Part Two]
Like Walking on Water: A Christmas Poem by a Seminary Graduate
The Benefits of Test-Driving Ministry through Field Education
Why Spiritual Formation is Important in Seminary
Start the New Year, Start Seminary: 7 Reasons to Start in January
Rural Ministry: Rewards and Challenges
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