A GHEALACH UR [54] An ainm Spiorad Naomh nan gras An ainm Athar na Cathrach aigh, An ainm Iosa thug dhinn am bas, O! an ainm… Read more “Pentecost”
Author: Erin Thomas
I'm a pastor, writer, blogger and theology nerd. I love finding where spirituality and social justice intersect and spending time exploring the forest with my three nephews.
Forest Rains
I’m sitting out on the screened-in porch listening to the forest prepare for rain. It’s both sensual and removed sharing protected space from most of the elements.… Read more “Forest Rains”
Fear of Success
We learn through failure. I know this already and have most certainly experienced it repeatedly. It’s an ugly truth to face but, like most ugly truths, it… Read more “Fear of Success”
Perchance to Dream
“This is the kind of Friend You are – Without making me realize My soul’s anguished history, You slip into my house at night, And while I… Read more “Perchance to Dream”
Bread
There is an especial quality of healing in the smell of baking bread. For me, it is not just any bread but the warm, yeasty smell of… Read more “Bread”
Thoughts from Joel McKerrow
I first met Joel at a justice weekend in British Colombia. His poetry and activism were beautiful and broken. Check out his musings via The Helplessness of… Read more “Thoughts from Joel McKerrow”
The Unspoken Sacrament
“Then a cloud overshadowed them, and from the cloud there came a voice, “This is my Son, the Beloved; listen to him!” (Mark 9:7) Sacraments are those wondrously… Read more “The Unspoken Sacrament”
Step Lightly, God
From the time before there was time, You breathed. You walked. You moved. You created. And now you breathe, you walk, you move, you create. I can’t… Read more “Step Lightly, God”
For A Name’s Sake
I’m sitting in front my screen, tapping absently at the keys trying to formulate a final paper for my Lutheran Confessions course. Nothing. I have plenty of… Read more “For A Name’s Sake”
A Pastor’s Apology To The Single Community
Originally posted on john pavlovitz:
This is a message to all those who are single or who have spent any years in the Church as a single person. As…
Reluctant Mysticism 