Order of Holy Mischief
Writing on contemplative activism, holistic spiritual formation, and the space for making holy mischief.
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On Trust and Black Holes (opens the original)
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I grew up with a pretty violent home life. My mother once mentioned there was a time she had to flee my father with my brother and I in tow. She said we lived out of a car for something like two weeks. I was about 2 or 3-years-old.We stayed in a motel another time. I was maybe 4-years-old. This story is not one she needed to tell me; I remember it. I remember walking into the motel room and wondering if TV would have the shows I liked. We weren’t a “Christian” family, but I brought my little red
I Don’t Know How to Metabolize the Grief & Rage (opens the original)
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I was scrolling on Instagram, something I told myself to stop doing so I spend less time on my phone, when I came across the headline1: “Adventist Authors Heather and Seth Day Arrested in Texas; Seth Faces Additional Child Sexual Assault Charge.”<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!os5o!,f_auto,q_auto:goo
Living Maladjusted in the United States (opens the original)
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How Wendell Berry’s Words Hemmed Me In (opens the original)
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An Empire-Shaped Media (opens the original)
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Welcome to the Order of Holy Mischief with Jenai Auman: a space where we question norms and life’s givens in an effort to foster peace inside us and in the surrounding world. Here you’ll find articles on contemplative activism and spiritual formation from a intersectional, decolonized perspective. I challenge oppressive cultural norms, advocate for living a life of wonder, and encourage all to live a little feral as you ground yourself in the neighbor-inclusive love of the Divine. You can also p
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