Emerging Writers

Salvation Through Covenant

January 9, 2023 By Ellen Spero 2 Comments

Through the practice of covenant, Ellen Spero's Unitarian Universalist church form a community in a building first occupied by Puritans, where almost everything has changed but a commitment to walking together in God's love and grace.

What God Has Ordained

January 5, 2023 By Mashaun D. Simon 2 Comments

Discerning God's call to pastoring or other ministry is an ongoing process, not a one-time thing. It includes mentors but also attention to one's heart's desire.

Recognizing Holy Moments

January 2, 2023 By Nabuule Vivian 2 Comments

Ignatian spirituality teaches that in order to see God’s presence in the world, we must be disposed to the world that we live in—the world in front of us.

Paw Washing

December 19, 2022 By Lauren L. Murphy 5 Comments

To stoop and wash the feet of another is an astounding act of love. To have your feet washed is a profound moment of vulnerability. Marriage, in a nutshell. Dog ownership too, it turns out.

Psalm 17: A Prayer for Asian Americans

December 12, 2022 By Julie Yeeun Kim 2 Comments

"I had seen blatantly hateful acts committed against Asian Americans all my life, but never so many, so fast, and so creative with their hatred."

The Foolish Hope of a Good Power

July 11, 2022 By Angie Hong Leave a Comment

"Good Power" is forged from vulnerability and safe spaces, vulnerability met with love and support, and good power raises up leaders who do the same.

On the sacred space of bathrooms for queer and trans folks

June 23, 2022 By Kai (Sarah) Ngu Leave a Comment

All anyone really wants in a bathroom is some privacy. But Kai Ngu also found bathrooms a good place to think, and shares some thoughts here.

A Bitter Pill

June 20, 2022 By Natarsha Prince Sanders 1 Comment

Natarsha Sanders recounts her battle to accept a difficult diagnosis, and to get the necessary treatment. Love and medicine get her there.

Postcolonial Faith: Grappling with the Legacy of Missionaries in my Family

April 4, 2022 By Kai (Sarah) Ngu 1 Comment

Kai (Sarah) Ngu considers the legacy of their family's relationship with an American missionary and how Christianity contributes to their parents' ongoing feelings of racial inferiority.

When Overachieving No Longer Satisfies

March 24, 2022 By Natarsha Prince Sanders 8 Comments

To exchange the “ideal overachiever” title assigned to me for the “sacred human” title chosen by the God who created me, something needed to change.

Salvation Through Covenant

What God Has Ordained

Recognizing Holy Moments

Paw Washing

When Overachieving No Longer Satisfies

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