Who is the author?
My name is Laura and these are the wonderings of a theologically trained ponderer (me), writing out-loud, while exegeting her way through Ephesians and working to help form her small corner of the New Humanity in Christ.
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Becoming human: Face to face with God?
Posted on 2010/11/23 | No CommentsThesis: We become more fully human by seeing our reflection in the face of God in the face of the other. Where do we see the face of God? The... -
What is Learning?
Posted on 2010/11/16 | No CommentsLearning is a self-adjusting, continuous process of inputs, processing, and response. Each movement in the process takes place across one or more knowledge categories. Four such categories are cognitive, somatic,... -
We are not a mere gathering of individuals
Posted on 2010/11/09 | No CommentsOver the centuries, theologians have labeled many human traits as evidence of “the image of God.” The image has been seen in humanity’s upright stature, use of language, creativity, and... -
This together-alone condition
Posted on 2010/10/26 | No CommentsNearly every Saturday, he sits on the planter wall, a few yards from his “home” set up behind some shrubs. Every Saturday, I am torn by two compulsions: connection and... -
Ordinary art: Beauty for the journeyer
Posted on 2010/10/19 | No CommentsWeek days, I commute. On the bus, rain in my ears, book in one hand and a pen in the other, my world is a sonic traveling office, interrupted only... -
Waiting in the dark
Posted on 2010/10/12 | No CommentsFor most of the year, my work days begin pre-dawn, waiting. After a usually well-timed and quick morning routine, I am off too the bus stop. The duration of my... -
Learning to see: Lessons in blue and green
Posted on 2010/10/05 | No CommentsFor a few days a couple weeks ago, I saw blue and green everywhere. And nearly every time I saw it, I took a picture. I realize this may seem... -
When I say “church,” what do I intend?
Posted on 2010/09/28 | 2 CommentsAbout this time last year, I asked, “When you say ‘church,’ what do you mean?“ I return to the question for a deeper look. Church or Church or Church or... -
Sometimes our leaking emotions make no logical sense
Posted on 2010/09/14 | No CommentsI am afraid of bugs — especially beetles. I realize that, for the most part, this is illogical, for beetles do not generally bite or sting. In fact, even cute,... -
Life Insists Upon Itself
Posted on 2010/09/08 | No CommentsI walk a lot. These things happen when you are a transit commuter. They are magnified when you go primal. Heightened Sensitivity The past week or so, my sensitivity heightened...
