Blogs from St. Francis

a few shades braver

Dr. Catherine Meeks

Catherine Meeks, PhD, is Executive Director of the Absalom Jones Center for Racial Healing. Prior to the center's opening she chaired its precursor, Beloved Community: Commission for Dismantling Racism for the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta. The core of her work has been with people who have been marginalized because of economic status, race, gender or physical ability as they pursue liberation, justice and access to resources that can help lead them to health, wellness and a more abundant life. This work grows out of her understanding of her call to the vocation of teacher as well as her realization that all of humanity is one family which God desires to unite.

Musings on the Old Testament

Mark Thompson Personal Biography

I grew up in Christianity, specifically of the Southern Baptist and evangelical flavor. I went to Liberty University and received a degree in Youth Ministry, though I don’t want to be a youth pastor, or a pastor at all. I attended Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, thinking that I would become a professor of theology/Bible. I dropped out, however, after being told by other professors it was not worth it. I did complete a Master’s in middle school mathematics and science and taught a year with Bibb County and another year at a local, Christian, homeschool conglomerate. Now I am a stay at home dad attempting to avoid another swing of extremes. I try to continue my theological and Bible education; currently, I am interested in narrative criticism of the Old Testament and the connection between science and religion. I write the Old Testament blog “Musings” for St. Francis which I often feel the need to apologize for.