I found out I was pregnant with my daughter Easter weekend 2004. Though I had taken a pregnancy test at home and received a positive result, I went to the college campus infirmary the next day to be sure. …

Recently, I’ve become enthralled with aviation science and the role aircraft runways have in a plane’s ability to take off or land. As an avid traveler, I love the mind-boggling science behind how a 400 ton plane speeds down the runway at 150+ miles an hour and up into the…

Un-fucking-believable. Matthew 21:32. — “ John came to you showing you the right road. You turned up your noses at him, but the crooks and whores believed him. Even when you saw their changed lives, you didn’t care enough to change and believe him.” — Matthew 21:32, Message Version “Un-fucking-believable,” said the scowled-faced man…

Fucking/Hell. Galatians 3:13. — In Galatians 3, Paul is like an exasperated parent talking to his hardheaded children. …

Dam(n). Genesis 8:13–14 — “Alabama’s gotten me so upset Tennessee made me lose my rest And everybody knows about Mississippi Goddam Can’t you see it Can’t you feel it It’s all in the air I can’t stand the pressure much longer Hound dogs on my trail School children sitting in jail Black cat cross my path I…

Last week, on Palm Sunday, my 11-year-old daughter was sitting around with a few of my friends from church and asked us a question: “Next Friday is Good Friday. Why is it called ‘Good Friday?’ There’s nothing really ‘good’ about it.” Me, a public theologian and seminary graduate, and three…

This blog was originally posted on AlishaGordon.com For the last week or so I’ve been wrestling with the text of Mark 9:24. This line of Scripture is framed by the story of the demoniac boy whose father bum-rushes Jesus asking for Him to heal his son. The father had already…