The following is excerpted from Words That Heal: Preaching Hope to Wounded Souls by Joni S. Sancken. Copyright © 2019 Abingdon Press. In a small Texas town a man… read more

Those of us who preach from the Revised Common Lectionary finished up five weeks of the Bread of Life discourse in John 6 this past Sunday. From conversations online and in… read more

The pastoral caregiver, as a recognized moral authority and ritual leader, has a significant role to play when it comes to communal ritual practices in response to moral injury… read more

“There is never any resolution, just the process of healing,” Gloria Anzaldúa writes. [1] A visionary, activist, and Chicana author living in Texas near the… read more

Of the roughly 74 million children in the United States, just under 51 million are preK–12 public school students. Every day, 13 million of these children go… read more

My wife and I hosted a recent conference session focused on public school realities and trends that are transferrable to churches. My role leading an organization that… read more