I took Latin for three years in high school (Shout out to Professora Gutierrez & FLHS University Scholars) It’s served my vocabulary very well. One of the words that’s been on my mind since I came to grad school was “discipulus” Discipulus is Latin for student, pupil or trainee.. When I looked at the word…
Category: Faith
Erasure: Eros-affirming Christianity
“The past was erased, the erasure was forgotten, the lie became the truth” -George Orwell This post has been a long time coming and, in this post, I know I’m going to be speaking about topics that are sacred in unorthodox ways so first I want to emphasize that I am not a theologian. I…
Talking about Hell
I can automatically tell if I should be in a church based off of how they talk about hell. Here’s why I say this… Some churches preach about hell by speaking about Lazarus needing just a drop of water from a finger tip or about the gnashing of teeth, eternity in the lake of fire…
How I read the Bible
If you’re going to read the Bible, you have to contextualize it within its historical context or you risk falling into religious fundamentalism/extremism. This is where those critical thinking skills from English class come in handy! While you’re reading this ancient text, you should be thinking: What was going on when it was written? Who…