Tarah Valin was a student in Dr. Cláudio Carvalhaes’ 2023 Summer Session class titled Humor, Laughter, Foolishness: Performing Love, Resilience and Resistance. This poem emerged out of a chapel on belonging. Scroll to the bottom of the page for a video of Tarah reciting her poem. My Lang Pesada in my lengua materna when a ... Read More
By Leslie Martinez With the growing number of anti-LGBTQIA+ legislation, there is no better time than now to create inclusive spaces. That was what Yadi Martínez-Reyna, HSP Summer Session 2020 Alum, had in mind when they founded Color Splash Out with friends from Brite Divinity School. As a queer person living in rural Texas, they... Read More
By Talina Sarmiento Beck On May 8th, I graduated with a Master of Theological Studies from Wesley Theological Seminary. My seminary journey was beautiful, challenging, and sometimes painful. The story of Moses and his time at Midian brings light to my journey: “When Pharaoh heard of it, he sought to kill Moses. So Moses fled... Read More
