HeyJaredOld Raven's Table
My writing vision is to provide a religious language in which to grapple with the contemporary. A hopeful language that creates a dialogue between ancient Christian faith traditions and the present. I am interested in the betweenness of words.
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A World of Hands (opens the original)
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In our tradition at the Sunday celebration of the Lord’s Supper, where we share bread and wine together at the rail before the altar, there is a moment which is the breaking of the bread. Its name is the fraction.The celebrant has said the prayer for us all and lifts the bread off the table and breaks it. Sometimes a wafer, sometimes a loaf; it is broken, and there is a brief silence. Words are spoken that remind the people that “we break this bread to share in the Body of Christ.” And then we r
The Bread God Never Made (opens the original)
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America was built on the labor of American workers, who have rarely seen the benefits of their production and, in recent years, have missed out on the profits of American companies. The labor that undergirds our economy has in the past depended upon slavery, child labor, underpaying workers, and wage theft; and it continues to do so. Before we speak about presenting social issues around labor, a Christian must have a public theology of labor. We must understand what any statement depends upon. T
The Handwriting on the Wall (opens the original)
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Hospitality for Belshazzar was a royal duty. At a party, Belshazzar hosted over 1,000 great people. They sat drinking and eating. Cups of silver and gold were passed around among the guests. Now, the cups were taken from the temple in Jerusalem. At that party the king raised his cup with them that they might all celebrate. [1] Together, they drank on the backs of the people of Israel, from the cups of God. They gave thanks to their god. As they did so, an invisible apparition appeared, and its f
Take Off Your Shoes (opens the original)
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As I write this, the world is under climate pressure, and as a worldwide communion, Anglican Episcopalians need to be aware of how all of this affects brothers, sisters, and siblings globally.While I took time to write and think, I watched the world on fire from ecological disasters, none of which was earned or deserved except by our global human hubris. On August 11, storms killed seven people in Indiana and left a thousand homeless. Rainstorms on the Big Island added three and half feet to the
Remember That Thou Art Dust (opens the original)
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Remember that thou art dust, and to dust shalt thou return. — The imposition of ashes, Ash Wednesday[1]As a religion of resurrection, the Christian Church does a seemingly odd thing. It reminds everyone that we are made from dust and that we will return to dust. If you have ever been to a funeral, you have seen dirt thrown into the grave. Here the words appear again. The reality is that as Christians we don’t claim to understand how resurrection works, but rather that it does, despite the fact t
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