The publishing of my book, Why Can't We Be Friends, on friendship between the sexes and the even greater calling and beauty of brotherhood and sisterhood in Christ has caused some controversy.
Articles published in Essays
Articles, interviews and opinion pieces that reflect critically on the world.
Gender Dynamics
I am a woman in ministry, which is historically a man’s world. I am female in the traditionally male field of theology. I am an outlier, a statistical anomaly, an aberration.
Sexual Abuse in the Church
This past year, the #MeToo movement has taught me that I need the type of self-examination that considers my gender. I need to pay attention to the stories of women and to my own story in a particular way. The church should, too.
Big Oil and Climate Change Denial
The Cornwall Alliance’s commitment to increasing fossil fuel consumption is blatant, and though it was made under the guise of a Christian commitment to the poor, it denies all scientific research.
Not Masters but Stewards of the Earth
What is it about climate change science that upsets a significant number of Christian evangelicals?
Seared and Bleared, Smudged and Smelly
The first in a three part series, Dave Schelhaas seeks to give a to partial explanation for the fact that many Christians are climate change deniers.