I’m a theologian. More specifically, I’m a public, constructive theologian. I could write a whole post explaining what that means, but that explanation would only be necessary because it sounds pretty nerdy. It doesn’t take long to figure out I’m a little nerdy, but the work I find the most fulfilling is the work of making nerdy stuff plain.
And that’s why I do what I do. I went through all that schooling so I could make things make sense.
I wrote Theologizin’ Bigger in an attempt to make talking about God feel accessible to more people.
I write here at The Son Do Move to remind people that Jesus walks with (and ahead of) us.
I make The New Living Treyslation podcast so that people feel like the Bible is still alive.
I do what I do because—while a lot of the things us churchfolk like to debate about don’t seem to impact too much of our daily lives—some of this stuff does impact the way we move in the world.
It’s Holy Week right now. Today is Good Friday. In Christian tradition, today is the day we remember the crucifixion of Jesus. On a day like today, many people saw their hope extinguished as it was nailed to a cross just outside the city gates of Jerusalem.
God is intimately familiar with grief, and it’s important that we sit with that.
Yes, I believe God is powerful. Yes, I place my hope in the Resurrection. But it’s the righteous indignation of a transcendent God—displayed in the darkening of the sun and the shaking of the earth as the Son breathed his last—that lets me know that such a powerful God sees all of us. All of the commendable parts, all of the areas for transformation, and the grieving parts.
And that’s why I do what I do. I do what I do because, even as God saves us… God sits with us.
Theologizin’ Bigger ‘bout the Resurrection
This week, some Resurrection thoughts from Theologizin’ Bigger dropped on the Lake Drive Books blog. You can check it out here.
Speaking of Theologizin’ Bigger,
(whose Field Notes for the Wilderness: Practices for an Evolving Faith is available everywhere) had a couple things to say about the book in .Amazon is running a special price, and you can grab the paperback for $12.05 right now!
If you’ve had a chance to check out the book, I’d love to hear from you! Not only in the form of leaving a review, but by checkin in here in the comments or reaching out to me otherwise.
As we celebrate life this Sunday, may we celebrate the gift of life each day we wake up with another opportunity to do just that.
Love this. You and Sarah do seem like kind of kindred spirits. Both of you have a human warmth and genuine humor in your writing that just does not show up often enough in theology. I will definitely continue to recommend both of you. Happy Easter tomorrow.
You are so very gifted at making the nerdy stuff accessible. I appreciate it on so many levels, not the least of which is nerd to nerd. I spend my days making epidemiology accessible to folks who trained in other important areas of healthcare. I know that I have nailed it when someone tells me they understood what I said, and it made them feel smart. You do this with God talk. 🤓