You may have heard of “The Body Keeps the Score” by Dr. Bessel van der Kolk. It’s constantly recommended as the seminal work on trauma. No doubt it’s a valuable and important book. But a few things to know:

Grateful to have been included in this conversation with Lisa Weaver Swartz about gender and power in church spaces.

Important read. Thanks Madison N. Pierce for sharing your story.

Searching for “hopeful realism” … first part in a series where I’m trying to flesh out a responsive, practicable faith that integrates contemplative spirituality and political theology (but not in those top-shelf terms). Over at Missio Alliance missioalliance.org/searching-for-…

.@revsethrich has been on a journey to honestly acknowledge – no matter how painful – the reality that his spiritual frameworks as a white, #evangelical man no longer work – and never have for #BIPOC and women within the ##Church. Read more here: missioalliance.org/excessive-spir…

"I’m searching for a spirituality that takes difference seriously, one that remains differentiated through encounter, one that nurtures a posture toward difference that is not inherently tribal, defensive, or insecure." - Seth Richardson Read more: bit.ly/3KUXGaT