Posts tagged faith
Grief in the time of COVID-19 with Clinical Psychologist Gloria Huh

Gloria says she is still a work in progress and it doesn’t always work with her —sometimes they can’t meet her where she wants to go and sometimes it’s not a good fit. The focus is family of origins, trauma, diversity stuff. But if there is help rejecting and deflection of responsibility makes its really hard to do the work.

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The Modern Day Priesthood

There is a growing question among Christians and non-Christians alike, “Is the Church relevant anymore?” People are looking around at our world and wondering if the Church is going to do something about injustice, systems of oppression, and the violence and harm that is ubiquitous. We had the great privilege of chatting with Rachael Clinton-Chen of the Allender Center about her role as a pastor working the field of trauma care. “That’s my job; To be the person tending to the fragmentation and the harm and bringing a healing presence. As a pastor, a lot of my role is to provide sanctuary to people who are in need of recovery and healing and a safe place to connect with God …”

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One of These Things is Not Like the Other: Scripture & Liberation Theology by Tamice Spencer

Is it any wonder why black indigenous people of color whose cultures value oral tradition, place, narrative, movement, and harmony might gravitate to this type of theology; or why the oppression of this population (in the name of systematic theology)—would birth a counter theology of liberation based upon the biblical text? 

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Don't look UP, look around you: A Conversation with Cider Press Lane's Kelly Welk

"I used to think that all the big stuff was going to happen outside of normal life." - Kelly Welk

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