HeyJaredAaron's Substack: Recovering and Wondering
Long and short form discussions of wonder, comedy, faith, recovery, justice, the prophetic, the absurd - all from the inner city perspective.
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The Ascent of Mt Carmel: Dangerous Theology that Might be a Little Bit True (opens the original)
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Scuba Diving and Persecution (opens the original)
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There is an emergency practice scuba divers can learn called “Sharing Air”. If one person is dangerously low on oxygen their partner will share their breathing apparatus - either their primary oxygen or their emergency back up - and alternate breathing until both can get to the surface safely. It is not a situation that is meant to happen very often, but when it does this “buddy-breathing” technique is a life-saver.We were not meant to descend into the pressures of persecution for righteousness’
What I Read in August (opens the original)
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The month of August included a number of Tagore short stories and plays, thanks to my friend Joben lending me his Tagore reader and insisting I broaden my horizons to include this giant of Indian literature. I am glad I did. Sacrifice, Rabindranath Tagore: A play about a king who stops the blood sacrifice to Kali, and the desperate court and temple intrigues that ensue. A powerful examination of what is right and good to offer God. The Post Office, Rabindranath Tagore: A sad yet hopeful play of
The Sheep and the Goats Might Not Be Who We Think They Are (opens the original)
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Here is a teaching I gave this past weekend at Cascades Church on Matthew 25. The focus is on identifying just who Jesus’ brothers and sisters are, and what that might mean for faith and witness.Specifically, the challenge is not so much to go out and help the poor - the traditional reading, which assumes a distinction from the poor and a position of power from which to help them - but to be identified amongst and as the poor. The really big question may be: who are we with? And who are we not w
Recovering People (opens the original)
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