List of papers written during MDiv studies 2013-current (unpublished)

Exegesis and Biblical Studies

• What does it mean to put away your foreign gods? Gn 35:2-5 (2013)
• The teraphim as evidence for Israel’s evolution to monotheism (2013)
• Messianic (and alien?) images in 1 Enoch 48 (2014)
• A woman’s great faith: messianic themes in Matthew 15:21-28 (2014)
• Not on my soil: exegesis on Jonah 4:2 (2014)
• A sincere vow? Exegesis on Jonah 2:10 (2014)
• One more time: why is there a psalm in Jonah? (2014)
• Hosea 3:1, a feminist point of view (2014)
• Removing obstacles for our hearts: an exegetical analysis of Hosea 10:8 (2014)
• Suffering and journey to understanding: Mark 8:31-33 (2014)
• The reason love never ends: a reflection on 1 Corinthians 13:8 (2014)
• Valuing Diversity in Others in the Reign of God: Reflections on Romans 14:17 (2015)

Theological and Ethical Studies

• Authority of Scripture: is sola scriptura sufficient? (2013)
• Fully human, fully divine, fully near (a paper on Christology 2013)
• Brain Death versus Waiting for Life (2014)
• Responsibilities of and to the stranger: considering refugees (2014)
• The modern little tradition left hanging by Herzog’s Prophet and Teacher? (2014)
• That which vanishes: gifts, being and others – an answer for seekers (2015)

Pastoral Care Studies

• Caring for others with hope and love while living in liminal uncertainty: a pastoral theology of suffering (2015)
• Pastoral Care Reflections Series (2015):
  • My theological understanding of humanity and approach to ministry
  • Reflection on relational power and learnings for my ministry
  • Resonance with The Intimate Stranger
• An ever-growing theology of ministry (2015)
• “My husband is going to die tomorrow,” an case study exercise in pastoral exegesis (2015)
• Pastoral Care Death and Dying Reflections (2015):
  • The family muck that just never goes away
  • Identity defined by loss

Liturgical, Christian Education and Comparative Religion Studies

• An exploration of the formative history of a particular congregation’s liturgical tradition (2014)
• Recovering the “visual words” of sacraments (2014)
• Worship Observation and Reflections: Saint Elias Orthodox Church (2014)
• Practicing Testimony: a narrative pedagogy project with 4^th and 5^th graders at Saint John’s United Methodist Church, Austin, TX (2015)
• How Christianity can learn from Native American dance traditions (2015)
• Similarities and Differences between Buddhism and Judaism in the Concepts of Giving, Compassion and Helping (2015)

 

List of papers written during MPH studies 2008-2011 (unpublished).

WJ Manuel Organ Donation Talk June 2011

Opinion Editorial July 2009

A Practice-Based Culminating Experience: Writing a HRSA Grant Application with Texas Organ Sharing Alliance for Public Education Efforts to Increase Solid Organ Donation. (2011). Thesis included:

• A literature review of 62 peer reviewed journal articles related to organ donation and family communication behavior, African Americans, Hispanics and/or religion,
• HRSA grant narrative, federal application form and budget workbook with budget narrative, and
• Evaluation of grant writing experience.

• Discussion of Cost Effectiveness of Organ Donation and Initial Approach to Assess Cost Effectiveness of a Specific Intervention. (2011).
• A Conceptual Framework Regarding Organ Donation Behaviors Amongst Hispanic Americans. (2011).
• An Evaluation Proposal for The Living Donor Bank Program. (2010).
• A Review of Behavioral Determinants of High School Students Signing Organ Donation Cards. (2009).
• Conceptual Design of an Intervention to Increase High School Students Signing Organ Donation Cards (2009).
• A Review of Ethical, Legal and Economic Issues with Organ Markets (2009).
• A Review of Epidemiologic Evidence Regarding Impact of Presumed Consent Legislation on Organ Donation (2008).