Shortly after studying early Christian asceticism and the desert mothers and fathers in class this fall, I attended an online reading with Sue Monk Kidd featuring her 2020 historical fiction, The Book of Longings. During the time for questions, I asked her about the Therapeutae community’s timing in the first century since I understood that... Continue Reading →
In which Sue Monk Kidd helps me with my Global Christianities paper (Remix 1)
My dear friends, Many of you have asked how things are going. I'm sure others wonder why I decided to go to graduate school at 57 with no clear idea of how I will use this education. I'm writing to you, because each of you helped me, in some way, to find the path I... Continue Reading →
In which I explore my sacred compass
Stone street in Girona, Spain. Why do we do what we do and what inspires our personal mission and direction? Words and texts become a sacred compass, directing our lives in ways that form and inform our work and calling. Words, the ones that stick, land in my heart and gut and make themselves at... Continue Reading →