The Other Journal

Theology, poetry, praxis, & art dealing with religion, politics, and culture. Online and Print. New issue every 6 months. Subscriptions available at link below.

[Esther Lightcap Meek @esther_L_meek]

As Senior Scholar for @Seattle_School of Theology and Psychology, I have joined with TSS faculty to produce this issue of the school's Other Journal.

Tomorrow we "go live" in TSS's Day of Scholarship.

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This special issue of The Other Journal features Esther Meek’s work alongside creative responses authored by a member of the faculty or staff at The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology: https://t.co/Ym7M3ZvzIb #theotherjournal #tellitslant #esthermeek

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In this time of reflection and contemplation as the new year begins, join Richard Jackson on an evening walk and read this profound poem from our newest issue. #tellitslant #theotherjournal https://t.co/JEcSoYTBp3

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“Emmanuel is God with us: do not be afraid.”

Receive insights and blessings through the story of Jesus’ birth in this contextual exploration of Scripture shared by Melissa Skelton in “Do Not Be Afraid: A Meditation on Matthew 1:18-25.” https://t.co/hWFmVye6jH #theotherjournal

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"We tend to live without expecting that God comes to us. Yet this story of the messenger from God coming to Nazareth invites us to follow Mary and ponder what it means that God is coming." Jo-Ann Badley, Advent Issue 32.5 #tellitslant https://t.co/U0CUejU0DR

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Issue 38: Money has launched! “So the question of Christianity’s relation to and treatment of money is complex, contested, and ongoing...” Join this complex conversation and read all the pieces in our brand new issue: https://t.co/dEn1j3e4rB #tellitslant #theotherjournal #money

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In our Advent issue from the archives, Nathan A. Smith asks “What does it mean to be a people of waiting and how does one wait faithfully?” https://t.co/pwGrXKutYC #advent #theotherjournal #tellitslant

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They are the whole congregation

suspended, still, holding their breaths,

bathed in light of the noon-time sun,

their shadows under their feet

"Take Me to the Water," Blake Leland's poem, dives into a moment of sacrament and community captured on film. https://t.co/HVIsAtK7pg

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"It is my hope that Christians today, especially those of us who want our holy book to influence the creation of American laws, will commit to a revolution of values by reading the Bible with intelligence and compassion." https://t.co/iGXquRhRPZ #theotherjournal #tellitslant

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"...I’m still laughing when it’s my turn grinning the priest grinning..." Grin and laugh through this poem, written by Rebecca D. Martin, inspired by Ross Gay, from Issue 37: "The Second Time I Laughed during Holy Communion" https://t.co/wWY1AQx8cG
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"Games, thus, give us a chance to straddle two realities, inviting us to do the same with our material lives." Why has interest in board games exploded? Learn more in "On Pleasure and Games" by @HoardPaul in our latest issue.
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The Other Journal is a progressive, constructive, and charitable Christian voice resourcing readers to love God, love neighbor, and invest in the hope that our world would be further characterized by justice and peace. https://t.co/aNC8iN52tC
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Poet Nancy L. Meyer @nancylmeyerpoet wrestles with the past and its impact through imagination and historical record woven into this piece featured in Issue 37 on Church. Read the whole poem here: https://t.co/0XhaoaW4n8 #theotherjournal #tellitslant

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John Schweiker Shelton @jayshelt evaluates parachurch organizations and campus ministries, alongside analysis from The Great Dechurching book. Read more in "Praying Towns, Parachurch Ministries, and the Need for Sodality" https://t.co/VomzRTlFyL #theotherjournal #tellitslant

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Join us in telling it slant–and receive access to our current issue and twenty years of archives. Join us in envisioning a future of empathy, hope, and justice. We will publish two more issues in 2024 –don't miss out! https://t.co/l00EsBGvqa
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"But I’ll see your smarty-snarky, Seinfeldian take and raise you a Defoe, Chesterton, and Eliot—[...]"

Enjoy this witty and fast-paced essay by Paul Hughes "Orthodoxical: On Turning Aside" from our recent issue. #theotherjournal #tellitslant #orthodoxy

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Enter into the weekend with this poem from our recent issue 37 on Church by David Milley:
"I never learned to love my father’s God. Instead,

I cast my own nets now, sailing my father’s craft."
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On October 17 in Denver, enjoy a delicious dinner from local chefs and craft brewers & engage in discussions with theologians, licensed therapists, and culinarians. Don’t miss this transformative event including a free subscription to @theotherjournal! https://t.co/DeCXeRrM9y

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“Even so, I am now prepared to confess that ministry as a deacon has indeed shaped the way I read and write and teach theology. But what diaconal ministry has taught me arrived as a surprise. [...] One among these movements carved deepest: retrogradation." https://t.co/SFVgDMqfeM

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One week from today, submissions close for Issue 39: Death. Read more on our website, see what we're looking for, and send us your essays, creative writing, art, and reviews by next Tuesday, October 1. Thank you in advance! https://t.co/Td5wyufDFp #theotherjournal #tellitslant