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“What do I repent from” asks what I can keep. “Who do I turn to” asks how I orient my life to God.

“Deconstruction” is typically thought of as rejecting Christianity and leaving the church. But deconstructing what is false and building what is true is something I think we all need to think about.

…perhaps what I needed was an opening to honestly reflect on this part of myself at this moment in my life. Unfortunately, I think it’s taken this much time to realize that my fear of making another mistake, causing pain to another person, has kept me from any sort of discussion. It kept me from continuing to study. It caused me to continue contributing to a system of oppression through my silence.

…the thoughts and feelings that have stuck with me are more closely related to a “small-ness” I often feel inside myself as I approach the outside world, a disposition that apologizes for the space I inhabit by attempting to keep myself as out of the way as possible.

The following is the text I used for the sermon I gave at Imagine Church on 5/16/21.

This question, and my answer (so far), probably speaks largely to my legal and political philosophy. On the one hand, almost all members of Congress are not my representatives. I do not live in their district, and cannot vote for or against their election to Congress. At the same time, the decisions made by all of these people generate policy which directly affects everyone living in this country, which, selfishly, includes me. While this may not technically count as representation, I think the idea that there may be some “guilt by association,” whether as a citizen of a specific state or the country, holds at least some small amount of significance when we consider the question of who represents us.

…the violence demonstrated this week is in no way unique. This violence has been present throughout the history of this country, and there are many who are not surprised that it was once again demonstrated.