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Birthday-Forgetting Sinners: An Essay Response to Knowing & Being Known
Loneliness, Reconciliation, and Backstabbing Delinquent Friends. This is the winning submission of our Launch Team Writing Contest!

Rev. Dr. Erin Moniz
Aug 10


I'm here to save your Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day is not a day that simply celebrates love. But it does throw a spotlight on how we distill, diminish, and distort the reality

Rev. Dr. Erin Moniz
Feb 13


The Evergreen Tree of Loneliness
Our loneliness is an evergreen in a forest of hardwoods that cycle continuously through seasons of abundance and bareness.

Rev. Dr. Erin Moniz
Feb 10, 2023


The false gospel of side-hugs
Some of the places we're supposed to find the deepest connection & intimacy are being intentionally replaced with detachment & isolation

Rev. Dr. Erin Moniz
May 18, 2022


It's Not Not About Sex
The heavy sexualization of desire and intimacy has allowed for some crippling side-effects to our discourse of intimate relationships.

Rev. Dr. Erin Moniz
Apr 28, 2022


If the Gospel was like an ikea manual
So, we live in the "already but not yet" where we can experience and spread shalom while also recognizing that the full restoration has not

Rev. Dr. Erin Moniz
Feb 25, 2022


Stop Putting Raisins in My Chocolate Chip Gospel
If the gospel is what is missing from our current theology of intimacy, then we need to begin with the question: What is the gospel?

Rev. Dr. Erin Moniz
Nov 3, 2021


Community is Counter-Cultural
This means that while we do battle with the darkness we are called to be people of the light who engage in a restorative process

Rev. Dr. Erin Moniz
Jul 26, 2021


Community is a New Reality
This new reality not only shapes us individually, but it also shapes our relationships

Rev. Dr. Erin Moniz
Jul 12, 2021


Walking Backward into 40
This 40 day journey helped me gather my thoughts about where I’ve been and where I’m going.

Rev. Dr. Erin Moniz
Jun 25, 2021


Sabbath Doesn't Care About Your Doctorate
In 40 days, I will be 40 years old. As a way to capture this milestone, I’ve been doing some reflection. My life is full of so many...

Rev. Dr. Erin Moniz
May 16, 2021


Community Metaphors & Western Lenses
This blog is one in a series of reflections on chapters in the book Called to Community. If community was a picture, what would it look...

Rev. Dr. Erin Moniz
Sep 29, 2020


Community is Essential
This blog is one in a series of reflections on chapters in the book Called to Community. In Rufus Jones’ essay Blessed Community, and...

Rev. Dr. Erin Moniz
May 25, 2020


Community is Dangerous
This blog is one in a series of reflections on chapters in the book Called to Community. Ironically, those three words are not about...

Rev. Dr. Erin Moniz
Apr 25, 2020


Don't Forget the Earbuds: Episode 2
It takes a while for me to rotate out and include new podcasts into my tight little family. Today however, I realized that I’ve adopted...

Rev. Dr. Erin Moniz
Feb 26, 2019


A Valentine's Day Massacre
Yes, I am a happily married woman. No, we do not celebrate Valentine’s Day. I know, I know. When folks hear about this it either makes...

Rev. Dr. Erin Moniz
Feb 14, 2019


Social Media: The New Mission Field of Student Ministry
The Book, The Gram, The Bird, The Ghost This roll call of media makes up the nuclear family of virtual gathering spaces. Most people with...

Rev. Dr. Erin Moniz
Aug 30, 2018


Don't Forget the Earbuds: Episode 1
Every once in a while, I like to highlight what I am listening to or reading. As a college chaplain, my time is limited but I have a lot...

Rev. Dr. Erin Moniz
Jun 9, 2018


Blood & Paper: Vote your Conscious, Vote Anyway, and Don't Just Vote
Election years like this one make me want to pull a Kimmy Schmitt move, jump up and down, close my eyes, and chant, “I’m not really here!...

Rev. Dr. Erin Moniz
Nov 7, 2016
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