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    Author: erinbecky123

    A Mothering Jesus

    This week’s pericope was a long one — John 21:1-19. The disciples are fishing all night long, Jesus waits for them on the beach, there’s a miraculous… Read more “A Mothering Jesus”

    May 6, 2019 by erinbecky123

    40 Lifelong Gifts — Part I

    Part of my Lenten practice this year was to think of one genuine gift each of the forty days that the world of evangelicalism gave me. It’s… Read more “40 Lifelong Gifts — Part I”

    April 27, 2019 by erinbecky123

    Women of the Crucifixion: The Sound of God

    I’ve done it since I was young. Focus on the absence of God, I mean. Not that any one group has any precise, theological understanding of exactly… Read more “Women of the Crucifixion: The Sound of God”

    April 19, 2019 by erinbecky123

    Honouring the Presence of GSAs

    Film Production This past winter, Trinity Lutheran Church was host to local filmmaker Mark Koeppen (KTNexus), and video creator Katie Cutting (Big Sky Life, Lazy Kitten Productions),… Read more “Honouring the Presence of GSAs”

    April 12, 2019 by erinbecky123

    Peace At The Edge of the World

    The Welsh have a word that possesses no definite translation: hiraeth. Roughly, it means: missing something, longing for places and spaces that feel like home. It is… Read more “Peace At The Edge of the World”

    April 5, 2019 by erinbecky123

    The Parable of the Absent Mother

    I had the chance to participate in a pulpit swap this past Sunday. My Lutheran congregation occasionally trades pastors for a morning with the local Anglican church… Read more “The Parable of the Absent Mother”

    April 1, 2019 by erinbecky123

    GSAs, Curiosity, & Cynicism

    A rival political candidate in our upcoming provincial election announced that if he is elected, he will reverse the current government’s policy of supporting Gay/Straight, Queer/Straight Alliances… Read more “GSAs, Curiosity, & Cynicism”

    March 29, 2019 by erinbecky123

    Judgment, Jesus,Figs, & Poop

    Preaching on passages known for judgment during their integrative history is difficult. For some reason, we are overly attached to this notion of God as axe-wielder, ready… Read more “Judgment, Jesus,Figs, & Poop”

    March 25, 2019 by erinbecky123

    When I No Longer Want to be Curious

    How do I stay curious about  the people in front of me who act out in ways that are violent and destructive? I don’t want to. I… Read more “When I No Longer Want to be Curious”

    March 15, 2019 by erinbecky123

    Thoughts on “Shameless: A Sexual Reformation”

    I feel a rather satisfied sense of irony that my post about Nadia Bolz-Weber’s new book “Shameless: A Sexual Revolution” is set to go live today, March… Read more “Thoughts on “Shameless: A Sexual Reformation””

    March 8, 2019 by erinbecky123

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