A Theological Minute
A Theological Minute: Ecotheology
This month our contributors answer different questions about the interplay of theology and ecology. We firmly believe there is a Christian responsibility to care for God’s creation, however
Poetry
The Day of First Fruits: Ripening (A Poem for Pentecost)
tongues of fire on their heads,
glimmering banners of love –
tongues afire in their mouths,
burning through the brush
Music
Of Teeth, Nails, and Other Things That Fall Out
On Tooth & Nail, even as Billy Bragg exhorts us to organize, he seems exhausted.
Burnside Sells Out
Burnside Sells Out: Sarah Thebarge’s The Invisible Girls
We at Burnside are pleased to announce that one of our own, Sarah Thebarge, releases her first memoir, The Invisible Girls, without violating any laws of the literary universe.
Recent Articles
The Day of First Fruits: Ripening (A Poem for Pentecost)
tongues of fire on their heads,
glimmering banners of love –
tongues afire in their mouths,
burning through the brush
Courage
It’s more than the cowardly lion from the Wizard of Oz
It’s more than doing what everyone else does
It’s more than putting on a uniform.
Courage is our name
Drone Zone
Simulation culture not only permeates our professional and personal lives but influences our spiritual lives as well.
May 15th, 2013 | Essays, Featured | Read MoreOf Teeth, Nails, and Other Things That Fall Out
On Tooth & Nail, even as Billy Bragg exhorts us to organize, he seems exhausted.
May 14th, 2013 | Music | Read MoreThe Grand Mother
We want to rescue all of the hurting kids in the world, and I don’t think there is anything wrong with feeling that or that motivating us to do SOMETHING. But is our heart big enough to consider that adoption is not what’s always best for them?
May 13th, 2013 | Essays, Featured | Read MoreGenesis: Poems in the Midrash Tradition
Being Creator Himself,
He knew something of the task.
Raising nothing into something was not without labor.
At David’s Wedding
the honeysuckle are trumpets
announcing your arrival
at the altar you built
Dumpster Diving
Feeling rejected I began to question how risky it was to be carefree.
May 8th, 2013 | Essays, Featured | Read MoreSeeds Grow in Broken Earth and Not in Clouds
I suspect we all have difficulty with admitting where we really are.
May 6th, 2013 | Essays, Featured | Read MoreDeus Interruptus
Just yesterday morning I was making a case
for myself before God when this woodpecker
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