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WISDOM CRIES OUT IN THE STREET
by Carolyn Roncolato The black students of University of Missouri have been on my heart these last two weeks. I am moved by their bravery, their wisdom, their furry, and…
Read MoreRECKONING WITH FEAR
by Charles Bowie Halloween is a time of fun and co-splay. It is a time in which we embrace fear. During Halloween we desire fear. It is a thrill ride…
Read MoreDARK REVELATION
by Katie Ladd As the days continue to get shorter and the nights longer, light and darkness are on my mind. I’m a star gazer. Let me change that. I…
Read MoreENDINGS AND BEGINNINGS
by Ann Pederson Living Until We Die, Dying Until We Live Celebrating life with a how to die party: or What do I want when I am not able to…
Read MoreThe Scales of Justice: What Exactly Is Being Weighed?
by Brianne Donaldson This essay is one of a 6-part series titled “What is Justice?”:First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Lady Justice is the only cardinal virtue to be memorialized in stone and paint.…
Read MoreCONCRESENCE AS INCLUSION IN EVERY BECOMING MOMENT
by Dr. Arlette Poland Whitehead coined the term conscresence. It is described variously as the intake and decision making in the becoming event or experience. John Cobb, Jr. describes it…
Read MorePLANS – OR VISION?
by Krista E. Hughes In his poem “What To Remember When Waking” poet David Whyte describes the moment we wake from sleep, noting that fleeting sliver of time between our waking…
Read MoreIN MEMORY
by Charles Bowie On August 24, 2015, I participated in a memorial for Quentin Holt. He was my friend, little brother, and my barber. This reflection reminds me of how…
Read MoreCREATIVITY AND PROCESS
by Charles Bowie God works with the world as it is in order to bring it where it can be. – Marjorie Hewitt Suchocki, In God’s Presence: Theological Reflections on…
Read MoreA NEW INTEREST IN HEAVEN
by Carolyn Roncolato I often invite students to bring to class their most befuddling theological question. This week a friend asked me what mine is- I quickly answered “the afterlife.” Though…
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