This semester I wrote two final papers that meant very much to me: my Theological anthropology and my Relational Hermeneutic. The first one is dear to my heart because I was able to, somehow, use a metaphor for God ...
Truest
From Lauren
"Saying what something is not doesn’t give people a clear picture of what that something actually is."
OK. I do this all the time--especially in papers, I guess. Here's why it's a bad ...
Negation
From Lauren
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I wish 15-year-old Lauren liked herself more.
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Do you think you are:
:x: Pretty = naw not really
:x: Funny = sarcastic, sure. Funny... i dont know
:x: Hot = lol NO
:x: Friendly = i think so...
:x: Ugly = ...
Blessing the Younger Me (Part 2)
From Lauren
So my kind-of therapist, Andrew, has been telling me to bless the younger version of me, the 12-15 year old fundie, who was a judgmental, self-centered little bigot. So I'm kind of doing that. Uhh, I'm trying to, anyway. ...
Blessing the Younger Me (Part 1 of Many)
From Lauren
I'm transcribing a video for work about craftsmen and women, those who blow glass, make jewelry, baskets. I am moved by one woman's story in particular, about her husband whom she collaborated with for 20 years.
He had a ...
The Church
From Lauren
I'm in a spiritual formation class right now--Prayer, Practice, and Presence--so I spend a lot of time thinking of prayer. Maybe not doing it quite as much.
On Monday, though, on the way to the bus stop, I rushed into a ...
Prayer
From Lauren
I don't like a lot of what Saint Paul says, but here's a verse I love:
"Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, ...
Exegesis
From Lauren, Theology Quote
I'm in a reading group with seven wonderful souls. Every Thursday we meet at one group member's house, Randy's, to discuss class readings.
I feel known in their presence.
We've been reading Martin Buber's I and Thou ...
Reading Group Reflections
From Lauren
In one of my undergrad classes, "Sentence Strategies," we had to keep track of wordly things we saw--grammar errors, funny mistakes, inspiring words, intricate sentences, unusual syntax. We gathered all these in a "paying ...
What this is about pt. II
From Lauren