How are creativity and spirituality linked? How does thinking of God as the Artist change our theology? What would a church of artistic heretics look like?

How do we follow the call to give all of our possessions to those in need? Do I have a place to belong? Are you there, God - and do I still need you?

How do we reconcile the good of the church with the struggles of the "Church?" What hills are we willing to die on, to fight for? If God is for all people, why is that not how Christians act?

What does it mean to believe? How should we reframe the age-old question "Why does God let bad things happen?" What is the purpose of the church today?

How do we enter into rest through the rhythms of orientation, disorientation, and new orientation? How do we understand and engage in "praise" as we consider the full range of our experiences? How can we navigate our own individual faith expressions in the midst of a larger community and culture?

How do the psalms teach us to express the emotions and experiences of betrayal? How can we learn to embrace an authentic faith that doesn't shy away from vocalizing the raw feelings we encounter? How do we understand or maintain belief in the midst of saying these things?

How do we better understand ourselves as creatures within God's creation? What does it mean to fall in love with the created world so that we may better live our lives? How do we understand God's power through creation, even when it seems like the created world is coming undone?

What do we do when we find out that we have missed the mark and unintentionally caused harm? How do we unpack the baggage around the word "sin" and learn to make amends when we have done wrong? What do the Psalms teach us about repentance and repair towards God and others?

How do we engage in faith when past and current versions of Christianity are rightly the laughingstock of society? How do we express ourselves to God and each other when we are lumped into to caricatures of religion that aren't accurate? What does it look like to demand that God do something about the damage done to the divine reputation?

The Psalms contain a variety of different postures and genres. Some psalms orient us to God and the world while others express a sense of disorientation. How do we answer God through the psalms when God seems distant? How do we give voice to all our emotions and doubts without being controlled by them? Can we hold together complex emotions and thoughts with a connecting "ands" rather than seeing them as contradicting "buts?"