Blog Daylight and darkness Good morning, on this annual Monday where our clocks have been turned back for a day but our body clocks…Jessica BrattMarch 9, 2015
Blog God on the Brain Over the weekend I heard Dr. Andrew Newberg speak; he’s a neuroscientist who researches the effects of religious experience on…Jessica BrattFebruary 23, 2015
Blog Race and imagination In the spirit of Black History Month and the year-round realities to which it draws our attention, I want to…Jessica BrattFebruary 9, 2015
Blog Losing it It’s been almost two weeks since my entire backpack was stolen from a locked office in one of the hospitals…Jessica BrattJanuary 26, 2015
Blog New beginnings This poem by the late Irish poet John O’Donohue showed up in my inbox last week (via emails from Inward/Outward,…Jessica BrattJanuary 12, 2015
Blog Writing and the “curse of knowledge” I’m not generally one to make New Year’s resolutions, but I do tend to get pretty reflective as one year…Jessica BrattDecember 29, 2014
Blog A sense of urgency A few months ago, early one morning, on my way into one of the hospitals where I work occasional chaplain…Jessica BrattDecember 15, 2014
Blog All I want for Advent “A deliberate tension must be built into our practice of the Advent season. Christ has come, and yet not all…Jessica BrattDecember 1, 2014
Blog Faithful eaters Last week I enjoyed meeting and hearing from Dr. Norman Wirzba during his visit to Nashville. Norman teaches theology and…Jessica BrattNovember 17, 2014
Blog Pastoring in the midst of Ebola Susan Sytsma Bratt serves as Associate Pastor of Northridge Presbyterian Church (USA) in Dallas, Texas. She’s also my cousin-in-law (and…Jessica BrattNovember 3, 2014