“How are you waiting? Are you waiting like I sometimes wait in a line in the supermarket: bored and frustrated,… Read more Waiting is a Verb
Author: rosethorsen
Angry Voices
“We feel anger when the world as it is, is out of sync with the world as it should be.… Read more Angry Voices
The Baby in the Mirror
“Children ages zero through five— roughly the same ages as the children we are baptizing today— are going through this… Read more The Baby in the Mirror
Love and Justice
There is no justice without love. Jesus came into this world with a bold proclamation: that every person on the… Read more Love and Justice
The Recipe
“As a person who loves the church, I know that it is all too easy to get caught up in… Read more The Recipe
Where We Are Going
“These days, the words ‘Where I am going, you cannot come’ are not necessarily printed on signs posted in public… Read more Where We Are Going
Due Date: Good Friday
“In some ways, the experience of the early disciples is not at all like the Holy Week that we celebrate… Read more Due Date: Good Friday
No Substitute
“In order for Holy Week to make any sense at all, I think we have to come to terms with… Read more No Substitute
When to Celebrate
“Today, as I read this familiar story one more time, the question at the front of my mind is this:… Read more When to Celebrate
God, Our Shield
“God’s shield is not made of bronze or iron, of lazers or vibranium. God’s shield is made of flesh and… Read more God, Our Shield
We Are Blest
“I wonder if Tammy Faye read too much of the Beatitudes as told in the Gospel of Matthew, and not… Read more We Are Blest
Happy Ever After / For Now
“While we can’t stay on the mountaintop forever, the story of the transfiguration shows us that we, as human beings,… Read more Happy Ever After / For Now
Ichtheology 