i'm struggling

I'll be quite frank, I'm struggling these days. I'm tasked with the professional need to "build a platform" in the midst of a painful cultural and political climate. I'm called to speak within the tensions of many disparate communities who all identify as Christian, and I struggle to know how to do it well. So rather than feign that my message is simple and clear, I'm here to tell you the truth: I'm struggling. And I kind of hope you are too.

faithKendall VandersliceFebruary 7, 2017election, justice, social justice, environmental justice Comment

stubborn hope

Advent is my favorite season of the liturgical year.

Or perhaps not necessarily my favorite – I do love the feasts of Christmastide and Eastertide – but it is the season with which I resonate the most.
The tension.
The remembrance of what is already juxtaposed with what is not yet.
The remembrance that Christ has come, the anticipation that Christ will come again.

faithKendall VandersliceNovember 29, 2016advent, christmas, tension, hope, justice, restComment