Bulletin Board of the Brain

Life on Venus

This is part of my last assignment for my last spring of seminary/grad school. It’s an image showing my current theological space. I’ve been inhabiting a different planet for some time now. I could call it Planet Lent/Holy Week/Resurrection. I could call it Planet People In My Room Late At Night. [...]

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And She Took All These Things And Pondered Them In Her Heart

Thanks friends.

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Today

I’m giving my 8 minute intro/overview of my Twilight paper at MHGS.

Quite a few people have asked to read the paper. I’m happy to email a copy to anyone who’s interested. Just let me know where to send it.

Cheers, Kj

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Time to Talk Twilight

For about eight minutes, at least.

Anyone in Seattle who’s interested, some of us from my MDiv cohort will be presenting our Integrative Projects

Wednesday, April 7th at MHGS from 3-5.

You would be most welcome.

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Normalcy

…does not run in my family

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Ah…the Pleasures of Juxtaposition

From Joshua, the consummate minimalist

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Living in Lent

Historically, Lent is both a time of preparation and a time of longing. In the early church, it was a time to prepare for baptism, which in the midst of intense persecution meant preparing for death. You underwent a spiritual death and rebirth so that you no longer had to fear physical death. In [...]

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One Meal to Feed Them All, One Meal to Find Them, One Meal to Bring Them All Where Watching Movies Binds Them

For the second year in a row, I spent the first day of the year going “There and Back Again” with friends, watching all three Lord of the Rings films. Last year we watched the theatrical cut of Fellowship and Return of the King, with the extended Two Towers in the middle (in my opinion, [...]

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Family Tree

Bridget made this for the little one she’s carrying right now.
It was so beautiful, I had to share it.

Joyous Advent To You and Yours, Kj

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This Made Me Laugh Heartily

Staff chat during tonight’s performance of Black Nativity, Intiman’s annual Christmas production.
William: It sounded like they just said “Sanjaya”.
Me: They did. He’s in the show this year.
William: WHAT???!!!! Are you serious?
Madeline: Does that mean you’re gonna see the show, William?
William: No. But if Sanjaya had done the one person Joan Didion play, I would [...]

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