The Harbor Blog
Musings on theology, justice, and pop culture.
New posts every Wednesday (except for weeks of major US holidays).
Writing my own rule
I was taught the rules were there to make us a stronger community, to guide all of us into being a more loving and truer expression of the Body of Christ. I thought the rules would protect me and my vulnerable friends. Until they didn’t.
Deconstructing grief
How do we attend to our own grief when everyone around us is only numbing the pain?
Resurrection: Certainty or hope?
Why is it so necessary that something as mystical and profound as the resurrection of the dead be dependent on Jesus’ resurrected body being a matter of historical fact?
I just don’t care anymore: Church authority and sex
Like Jesus, I refuse to engage in the corrupt rules of debate. I know where that road goes: with Pilate’s actions being justified and me ending up on a cross, with or without Pilate’s official approval.
You Don’t Need to Reconstruct
When someone asks you to reconstruct, ask them, “Reconstruct what”? You will be sure to hear their agenda for your life, a good reminder of why you started to deconstruct in the first place.