Karyn Wiseman

I went to Junior High and High School in the West Texas community of Andrews. It was a loving and vibrant community where high school football and marching band were important.... View Full article

Many folks think that the choices we have before us are simply binary choices– one or the other has to be our position (and truthfully the toilet paper roll placement may be... View Full article

But we also largely ignored another massive story that has been growing significantly over the last months, but that has actually been with us for years. The world refugee... View Full article

All you have to do is turn on the news to hear desperation, fear, anger, and hatred. We find it in our politics and in our public discourse. We find it in our churches and in... View Full article

BLACK FRIDAY SALES have been advertised for weeks now it seems. Doorstoppers, insane discounts, buy 1-get 1 free, and other mega sales are coming at us whether we want them to... View Full article

Recently two African American women took to the stage during a Bernie Sanders’ campaign event to protest for #BlackLivesMatter, a movement confronting issues related to racism... View Full article

One of the hot button topics in America today is same sex marriage. View Full article

The Charlie Hebdo massacre in Paris last week was an act of absolute evil. The fact that people sitting down for a simple editorial meeting at their work site could be... View Full article

Can you imagine sitting in a public space and all of a sudden everyone around you starts to speak in a different language? And yet somehow you still understand them? Can you... View Full article

In the Methodist tradition in which I was I raised, there is a concept of perfection. We “strive for perfection” in loving each other and loving God. It is not about avoiding... View Full article

Sometimes when I read a biblical text, it makes almost perfect sense to me. Other times, the author's intent seems fairly obvious so I get a good feeling about what I am reading. View Full article