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reading Dorothee Sölle and the passive church
I can’t remember where I first encountered her name; it was probably a few weeks ago on a podcast or an article I was reading. I learned that she was a German liberation theologian in the wake of WWII. I was intrigued enough to search the library for any of her books; when the search…
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Holy Week and Reflections on Easter 2025
It’s Easter Monday. The lead up to Easter this year was a bit different because I was away with friends and family having an adventure in Utah. We went to Moab and visited Arches National Park, Dead Horse Point State Park, and Canyonlands National Park, then skied for a few days — our first time…
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Lingering identity
Last week I attended a book launch event at my work place. Mark, the director of the seminary, was sharing about his recently published book, Sharing the Crust, a story about friendship and a community of saints that developed in Sandtown, Baltimore. The book offers snapshots of communal life in Sandtown and on relationships between…
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Set My Sail
I was listening to a rerun of This American Life a few days ago. The episode, Talking While Black, was released after the racial tensions of the 2020 summer. It was a good episode and sadly still relevant today. (Go listen!) But what caught my attention was a song they used in the background during…
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Ash Wednesday 2025
“Remember that you are dust and that you are loved.” I got a more colorful version of that from Father Carl+ this morning. (Thank you! it’s exactly the kind of blessing I was hoping for!) It was a wonderful way to start the Lenten season. But I can’t help but experience this year’s Lent in…
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Essays on Habakkuk #1
My work neighbor is constantly wanting to start projects with me that engage a part of me that’s not officially part of my work. I enjoy discussing practical theology so I oblige. One of these projects is a series of essays around the minor prophet Habakkuk. The idea is that we’d write our reflections on…