“God destined us for adoption as his children through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of his will, to the praise of his glorious grace that he freely bestowed on us in the Beloved.” Ephesians 1:5-6 Kinship by blood (my parents, children, siblings, cousins, etc.) and kinship by marriage (my spouse, in-laws, sisters-in-law, etc.)…
Category: Theological Reflection
Theological Formation, Contested Frameworks, and Racial Reckoning
In the midst of America’s ongoing reckoning with race, Christianity’s role in undergirding and reinforcing the nation’s racialized societal constructions has received increasing attention. Theological education has had an undeniable influence upon American normative formation at multiple levels, having for centuries “served to inform the minds of leaders, guide the behavior of ministry, and ultimately…
The Transcendent and Pastoral Care
My sister and I recently got a dog. Well, to be quite honest, we did not so much get a dog as “borrow” our parent’s Cavalier King Charles Spaniel puppy at the beginning of quarantine. We thought Copper Penny would offer temporary therapy—just as we thought quarantine would be temporary. But here we are in…