Meaning-Making in Disorienting TimesIn Big Questions, Worthy Dreams (The Fortress Press, 2000, 2019), public intellectual Sharon Daloz Parks defines faith as the medium…6d agoA response icon16d agoA response icon1
Holding the Space: The Emotional Labor of SolemnizationA second installment in a series on the emotional labor of ministerial leadership.May 9A response icon1May 9A response icon1
Pray for Those Who Persecute YouThe first of a series on the emotional labor of ministerial leadershipMay 2A response icon3May 2A response icon3
Lessons from the Erstwhile UntouchablesThe school I serve, Andover Newton Seminary at Yale Divinity School, came into existence for the purpose of providing churches with a…Apr 25Apr 25
Bent Out of ShapeI could hear a raised voice from halfway across the store as I made my way to the checkout counter. The voice was sharp and shrill, but I…Apr 18A response icon1Apr 18A response icon1
Transformational RelationshipsThis evening I participated in celebrating the bicentennial of Newton Theological Institution, one of the predecessor seminaries to the one…Apr 11Apr 11
It’s Hard For Me To Say “I’m Sorry”In 2023, the school I serve, Andover Newton Seminary at Yale Divinity School, adopted a new set of core values to guide our work:Apr 4A response icon3Apr 4A response icon3
EThe way in which I struggle with the idea of the Ten Commandments being displayed in schools is similar to the way in which I struggle…Mar 28A response icon1Mar 28A response icon1
Why Now Is the Time to Get ReligionIn February, I had a stretch of Sundays when I had no obligations to churches other than the one where I hold my membership. And to that…Mar 21Mar 21
From Cairo to CanaanGet me not wrong: I have no love for the US Department of Education. But even I know the eventual costs we can expect from slashing it down…Mar 14A response icon1Mar 14A response icon1
