I'm placing this here as an open letter, with intention of sending it to my alma mater in due course.

My third article written for the Delaware Gazette.

My Second Article Written for the Delaware Gazette

My first article written for the Delaware Gazette.

...so on Sunday, when you see my summer scarf, remember that right before service, I prayed for each of you, and I prayed that God work through me to care for each of you. That the Spirit be in our hearts and that we do the people’s work (the definition of liturgy) well. My stole, then, is the physical reminder of those prayers as we worship.

...when we pour the waters of the font, we are in some small way recreating the moments when the waters were placed on us. We get to remember one more time that the waters of Baptism wash us clean and renew us in the body of Christ... God has promised us grace over and over again.

This is a credo of mission and evangelism using the context of I Chronicles 12:32.

One million, three hundred thousand individuals who are currently under the care of a court-appointed guardian have become "legal ghosts," losing their rights - and their voice - because of varying decisions made without their full knowledge. These better than a million people have had their assets taken, been forced from their homes, and thrown into a storm of chaos, not knowing where they will rest their head or see their family. The last time that any article from any religious journal took up the task of adult guardianship at all was in 1986, with no recent articles by any kind of trade publication. In fact, it took a large New Yorker article published on October 9, 2017 in order to raise the specter of guardianship into public consciousness.

This paper was a part of my Christian Education requirements, in which I catalogued various contemplative prayer traditions, as well as discussing the Biblical and theological streams that help, in part, develop the contemplative tradition.

A self-described simple herdsman from Tekoa in Judah, he attempts to bring to light the economic injustices in Israel, yet is rebuffed, with likely little influence. This paper argues that this is because, like Occupy and other movements that seek to challenge the dominant Neo-Liberal model of the twenty-first century, Amos is engaged in a battle of ideology and social control both in his time and within the historical discourse of the Israelite people. The use of the word מכר in Amos 2:6 acts as an ideograph against the elite economic and political powers in Israel.

An article discussing the opiate crisis in Scioto County Ohio, and exploring more what has caused the problem, primarily through the lenses of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and a culture of despair.

This was an attempt to work through Jurgen Moltmann's Christology of Play (Later Christology of Joy), including the reality of the Cross. This paper was also preached as a series of three sermons during the Easter season of 2017. A reduced version of this paper was also submitted to Yale's "Theology of Joy and The Good Life" essay competition.

Do I believe that my baptism is a sign that I am part of a holy family that God has called, and has the power to reconcile us to each other? Do I believe that the meal we share, simple bread and cup, can feed me so that I may serve others? I believe in the Holy Trinity, but do I believe that they are here amongst us now? Lord, I believe; help my unbelief.

This was an essay in fulfillment of my exegesis of Galatians, considering if "dikaios" (righteousness) could be a foundation of being, similar to Heidegger's "Dasein". Old Testament parallels are considered as well.

Part of a newsletter series during Seminary.

In a world of 401(k)s and five year strategic planning, the idea of only daily supply is uncomfortable. Yet if we truly believe what Jesus speaks here, then what each of us has is an expectation of a God who is forever caring for each of us in the present moment.

A brief discussion of the use of a Hermeneutic Circle and how it applies to James Cone's masterwork in Black Liberation Theology "God of the Oppressed".

A reflection on the concept of Scotosis and its implications in the Feminist Theology of Elizabeth Johnson.