Redemption is calling! As we listen, we hear a calling to BE the church. We learn to become who we were created to be- as participants in God's story for the redemption of creation. As an ordained elder, in the Church of the Nazarene, I am called to help point us toward who we can be as the people of God and encourage us to be the Kingdom with creativity and imagination to a world suffering from injustice, pain, and violence. I care about people trapped in poverty, disasters, and trauma so much- my messages & writing are not simply hollow ideas or even empty ideals to me- but actual people whom I know personally, and with whom I find myself laughing and crying alongside.