“Ashes and Embers”
WhovianPastor
The air is thick with smoke,a haze of grief and flame,while the earth cries out,and the skies echo its pain. California burns,but this is not a punishment,not a wrathful handor…
2025
“The Danger of Literalism: Why the Flood Narrative Doesn’t Explain California Wildfires”
When disasters like the California wildfires strike, some people reach for biblical narratives to explain them. Among these, the story of Noah’s Flood is often cited, with claims that such…
When Wildfires Burn: Addressing Flawed Theology and the Heart of God
Every year, wildfires ravage the landscape of California, leaving in their wake lost lives, displaced families, and devastated communities. These tragedies often prompt questions about divine justice, suffering, and the…
Both, And All: A spoken word about identity and love
Why choose?Why let the world box me in with their “either/or”?Why dim my light to fit their grayscale worldWhen my heart beats in colors they’ve never even named? I am…
Threads of Grace: A Spoken Word of Queerness and Christianity
I stand here, a paradox,A tapestry woven with threads of faith and pride.The church doors once loomed like gates,Heavy with whispers,Stained glass splintered by misinterpretation,And yet, here I am. They…
Being Queer and Christian in the 21st Century: Embracing the Tension and the Hope
To be queer and Christian in the 21st century is to live in a space of profound tension and, simultaneously, transformative hope. For many, these identities seem mutually exclusive—a claim…
Rise and Shine: A Queer Anthem for the New Year!
We’ve walked through fire,danced in storms,hearts still beating,though the rhythm falters sometimes. They’ve tried to snuff out what burns within us,but don’t they know?This fire is eternal.It’s love, it’s courage,…