Who Am I?

I am an seminarian.  I am an MDIV candidate at Pacific School of Religion and hope to go into Congregational ministry in the United Church of Christ.  I am a process theologian and panentheist.  My favorite things are the early church, biblical exegesis, critical feminist theory, Eucharist, transformative worship (rooted in European American Congregationalist stylings), and the intersections of religion and contemporary American politics.  

I am passionate about environmentalism, vegetarianism, ethical consumerism, human trafficking, equal rights, immigration reform, Palestinian freedom (and intersectionality of liberation), and church reform.  

I’m a huge Joss Whedon fan and general pop culture nerd, which means that many of my friends work in tech and computer-y things… I hate computers and technology in general except as it is immediately practical and provides me a place to rant about religion.

I have two cats and I am obsessed with them.

I am a Bay Area native and proud to say that my family has been here for at least 6 generations.  I am proud to be from a place that prizes liberalism and diversity, although there is (always) work to do.

I enjoy time outdoors but am averse to cold and strenuous activity.  I’m not well traveled, but my family spent a lot of time camping in Wyoming and Truckee.  I love beaches, stars, water formations generally, oak trees specifically, the smells of eucalyptus and campfires, the spelling of “Champagne,” and singing in the car.

I can be unexpectedly radical.

I’m the kind of person who likes to listen to both Bill O'Reilly and Bill Maher.  

You will be surprised by my use of curse words, how out of hand I get watching football (specifically: Niners games), the cards I play in a game of Cards Against Humanity, my cackle, my karaoke skills, my breadth of Joss Whedon-related knowledge, and possibly:  that I know I’m talking about.