Ashley DeTar Birt

Brittney Griner: Queer, Black, Woman, Waiting

“Advent is a season of waiting.” This is what we say every year, acknowledging the significance of this time before Christmas. As we wait for the birth of our savior, we consider the world we live in. We study Scripture.

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Because I Said, “Yes.”

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When I was applying for seminary, I found myself trying to balance my time between working multiple jobs, going to grad school for Theatre Arts, spending time with my friends, and filling out my applications. I wasn’t particularly good at time management (a lot of folks in their early 20s

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3rd Sunday of Lent

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John 4: 5-42 “I have a question about storytelling,” I said while preparing for a big meeting later in the week.  I was at a workshop to help me focus for a presentation I had to give.  As the leader nodded, I continued, “I know that storytelling is a compelling

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