Identity

Elliot Huemann shares a vulnerable, urgent reminder that beneath the debates about “issues” are very real humans with very real stories.

Dr. J. Derek McNeil challenges us to aspire toward relational discourse that is informed by history and an openness to global complexity.

Kate Davis reflects on the pain that comes when the body of Christ is wounded—and the hope-filled belief that that body is still not broken.

Jennifer Fernandez argues that particular churches or denominations—even when they are a home of sorts—should not be equated with the whole of Christianity.

This month on the blog, we’ll be exploring what the movement of Lent might be inviting us to give up, affirm, or resist in our particular context.

For Black History Month, we asked faculty, staff, and students to weigh in on texts by Black authors to inspire our reading and learning throughout the year.

Kellye Kuh explores cultural messages about white single women, and how the stereotype of the “basic” woman is formed by the fear of mystery and eroticism.

Beau Denton reflects on the gifts the poet Mary Oliver left us with, and what her life and work reveal about the nature of love.

The Seattle School, The Allender Center, and The Impact Movement are convening a gathering in Montgomery to wrestle with the realities of race, trauma, and the Gospel.

Dr. Craig Detweiler, President of The Seattle School, offers a response to the groundbreaking new film Crazy Rich Asians.

As we move through National Poetry Month, Brittany Deininger shares some of her favorite contemporary women poets, reminding us that poetry is a place of radical resistance and beautiful intersectionality.

Lindsay Braman writes about how open water in Croatia invited her to honor her body, and the bodies of others, in a way that defies the shame-based messages of our culture.