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Pursuing Justice by Fostering Community by Augie Lujan
Pursuing Justice by Fostering Community by Augie Lujan

Community isn't just the physical neighborhood, homes, and streets - it's the people. Justice isn't just the laws, rules, and punishment - it's the treatment; it's how a community and society function and operate. For decades and even centuries, the United States has been working (and at many times struggling) to become more united. The idealism of "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" written into the Declaration of Independence and the aim to be "one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all" from our school-aged pledges, are baked into this American Pie.

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a broken hallelujah by Danielle S. Castillejo
a broken hallelujah by Danielle S. Castillejo

The dark days of winter stretch from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. Cloudy skies force the sun to take cover. I feel alone. Slow home-school mornings compete with news feeds of election season anxiety, and air thick with virus. Although I see the faces of four eager-to-please children, I know the weight of their isolation in my chest.

Jesus, I declare, “Come.”

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advent, Bodies, Christmas, Church, Faith, hope, Jesus, joy, peaceDanielle Rueb - Castillejoadvent, hallelujah, praise, Danielle s castillejo, Danielle s rueb, the allender center, blog, advent blog, Jesus, birth, Christmas, Castillejo, Pandemic, Coronavirus, Empire, way finding, wayfindinig therapy, way finding therapy, a third wayComment
a third way - to bear witness
a third way - to bear witness

Wisdom is grounded in embodied knowing, holding complexity without losing conviction. We must imagine a third way.

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theology of suffering, Women, Race, peace, Jesus, love, In Defense of Hope, Faith, hope, HopeDanielle Rueb - Castillejoa third way, to bear witness, collective trauma, the seattle school, the Seattle school of theology and psychology, the seattle school of theology and psychology, the allender center, the arise podcast, coronavirus, conservative, liberal, trauma, heart, Jesus, brown Jesus, white supremacy, Danielle s castillejo, blog, blogger, podcast, podcaster, witness, truth, hope, hopeless, 2020Comment
Hope in Light of Faith and the 2020 Election by Vanessa Sadler
Hope in Light of Faith and the 2020 Election by Vanessa Sadler

On one hand hope fuels me to meet creative deadlines, stirred by the notion that my words will fall on ears to hear and eyes to see. Hope ignites passion to sit with clients who are filled with rumblings of despair as they look over the debris of trauma in their lives. Hope gives birth to desire and longing for repaired relationships.

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A Weak Theology of Suffering
A Weak Theology of Suffering

Jesus stood in front of the donkey, got on it, no scars yet and they all cheered as he entered the city. I cannot watch the live feed of Facebook without wondering if I am another onlooker, or observer, cheering for the next great moment of harm in someone’s life.

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Bodies, Church, coronavirus, Faith, Jesus, Race, theology of sufferingDanielle Rueb - Castillejothe allender center, the Seattle school, chill stearns, suffering, racism, human trafficking, Jesus, Bible, theology of suffering, kinship, James cone, cross and the lynching tree, facebook, compassion, race, racist, white supremacy, white theology, theology, public theologian, blogComment
Grief - Lament - Han by Minjoo Bayers (Kim)
Grief - Lament - Han by Minjoo Bayers (Kim)

“Han is a sense of unresolved resentment against injustice suffered, a sense of helplessness because of the overwhelming odds against, a feeling of acute pain of sorrow in one’s guts and bowels making the whole body write and wriggle, and an obstinate urge to take “revenge” and to right the wrong all these combined.”

Young-Hak Hyun, Korean Theologian
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Bodies, coronavirus, Faith, grief, hope, hopelessness, Jesus, WomenDanielle Rueb - Castillejohan, Minjoo bayers, the Seattle school, grief, lament, job, korean, theologian, the arise podcast, hopelessness, guts, bowls, allies, therapist, leader, woman of color, mother, wife, thinker, the allender centerComment
Lent: Plants, Bodies, and Jesus
Lent: Plants, Bodies, and Jesus

Maybe talking to plants does help them thrive. I wouldn’t put it past God to be that creative. And maybe my physical self affects my spiritual self. Or better yet, maybe my “self” cannot be bifurcated. Maybe everything is spiritual, even the physical. If an immaterial thing, such as connecting with my plant can help it grow, what are the implications for the way I speak to other people? What about the way I speak to myself?

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Church, church love, coronavirus, Faith, hope, lent, Jesus, Bodies, PLantsDanielle Rueb - Castillejolent, bodies, plants, coronavirus, jesus, blog, blood, idea, ikeaComment