(So I’m a little embarrassed by how long it’s been since I’ve posted. But, come on, I’m in grad school. I’m tired.) — For the weeks of Advent, my pastor Phil is graciously allowing* me[…]
I am a Ph.D. student at Drew Theological School studying Christian Social Ethics. Learn more about me at laurendsawyer.com.
All We like Sheep No sheep would ever say, or, all right, think “The shepherd is our Lord.” They are not good with metaphors but, stupid as they may be, they know that the shepherd[…]
I am a Ph.D. student at Drew Theological School studying Christian Social Ethics. Learn more about me at laurendsawyer.com.
I think we should all try our hand at writing philosophical/theological poems. These few lines have been in my head the past few days. Praise Kierkegaard, who splintered Hegel’s creed Upon the rock of Existential need; Praise Barth, who[…]
I am a Ph.D. student at Drew Theological School studying Christian Social Ethics. Learn more about me at laurendsawyer.com.
Some questions: What do we do with these bodies of ours? Do we love or despise them? Do they serve or conquer us? And why would God choose to be a body? I told Jamie[…]
I am a Ph.D. student at Drew Theological School studying Christian Social Ethics. Learn more about me at laurendsawyer.com.
As I’ve begun research for my thesis–which, let’s be honest, will probably focus on John Updike–I re-found this poem of his. I’m playing around with writing on Updike’s juxtaposition (?) of sex and theology–how a[…]
I am a Ph.D. student at Drew Theological School studying Christian Social Ethics. Learn more about me at laurendsawyer.com.
Lord Whoever, thank you for this air I’m about to in- and exhale, this hutch in the woods, the wood for fire, the light–both lamp and the natural stuff of leaf-back, fern, and wing. For[…]
“Behold, a king will reign in righteousness . . . Then the eyes of those who see will not be closed, and the ears of those who hear will give attention.” Isaiah 32:1, 3, ESV Last weekend, I finished[…]
I am a Ph.D. student at Drew Theological School studying Christian Social Ethics. Learn more about me at laurendsawyer.com.
We sat in silence, while my father sipped from his glass. “You are very quiet,” he said finally. “It all started with a silly baseball game,” I said. “I can’t believe it.” “Reuven, as you[…]
I finally picked up Markus Zusak’s The Book Thief and read it in less than 48 hours. The story follows a young German girl through Nazi Germany. At the end of the book, I was[…]
I am currently living it up as a preschool teacher in China. I divide my reading time between theology textbooks, contemporary literature, and Newbery Medal winners. When I'm all grown up, I want to write like Madeleine L'Engle.
In his last post, Michael wrote, One of the principle ways literature and, more broadly, language, helps us see is that it enables us to name. With language we can clothe shapeless and silent abstractions[…]
I am currently living it up as a preschool teacher in China. I divide my reading time between theology textbooks, contemporary literature, and Newbery Medal winners. When I'm all grown up, I want to write like Madeleine L'Engle.