I had a little bit of trouble getting logged into WordPress so I’m a little late to joining our blogging community. As they say, “Better

Part of me feels like a little child trying to find words when there is so much to take in and absorb! It felt good…

There are two quotes that stuck with me from Ruth’s session: ““The Gospel of [American Way of Life Christianity] is a message of conformism, a

I left our first cohort session feeling both challenged and hopeful. I was challenged by one of Dr. Ruth Padilla Deborst’s opening statements that in

“For most, safety/security is not a choice.” Dr. Padilla Deborst reminded me of this simple, yet humbling reality. For me, each day is usually a

I’ve been thinking, speaking, teaching, and preaching a lot lately on integrity – living lives that reflect who we claim to be, what we claim

There is an ache I carry deep in my heart—the ache of knowing that my family doesn’t see eye to eye. The tension, the unspoken

It took me a while to put this into words –Ruth talked about her Dad, Rene, pointing out that when we have a theology of