Beau Denton

Beau Denton reflects on the gifts the poet Mary Oliver left us with, and what her life and work reveal about the nature of love.

Our staff and faculty went all-out recently for these festive pictures with Santa Claus.

Beau Denton reflects on what the story of Tahlequah the orca might reveal about our collective need for—and terror of—grief that sparks action.

Beau Denton writes about Mr. Rogers and the ways that fiction allows us to relate to ourselves and each other in new ways.

Beau Denton writes about the Lenten invitation to wait in the wilderness without looking for a quick, shallow fix—an invitation to the kind of healing that only comes when we witness and acknowledge each other’s pain.

As part of The Seattle School’s 19th Commencement ceremony, a student from each degree program was nominated by their peers to share reflections on their time at the school and the transition into the next season of life. Here, Beau Denton, who received his MA in Counseling Psychology, speaks of the river of calling he […]

This season invites us to reflect on the highs and lows of the last 12 months and to name our desires for the new year. Here, Beau Denton, Content Coordinator and MA in Counseling Psychology student, writes about his final year at The Seattle School and his hopes for the coming term and the years […]

Last month, six students from The Seattle School participated in a one-week intensive in Guatemala City. Under the leadership and instruction of Dr. Ron Ruthruff, students were invited to establish conversation partners with Guatemalan leaders and increase awareness of those who are loving God and neighbor in a different cultural and geographical location. Here, Beau […]

I’ve been thinking lately about the one and only white Christmas I have ever experienced: 1997, Winter Park, Colorado, during a season of record-breaking snowfall. For this Florida boy, Colorado at Christmas was a strange, exciting new world: skiing, snowmobiling, hot chocolate in front of the fire, snowball fights with my siblings, watching a thermometer […]

This year, as we planned for The Seattle School’s End of Calendar Year campaign and our upcoming Advent reflection series, Isaiah 40 emerged as a guiding theme. Something about Isaiah’s call to speak comfort in the midst of injustice, the desire for the powerful to be humbled and the ground to be made even, resonates […]

When I heard that October is Theological Libraries Month, I was thrilled. As Content Curator for The Seattle School, I’m in charge of gathering content for this blog, and a topic like “theological libraries” felt like a goldmine. With so many thoughtful, creative, spiritually minded people (like Kate Davis and Daniel Tidwell) in one place, […]

In the fast pace of life—careers, graduate studies, families—it can be difficult to find moments that leave us with our jaws dropped and our hearts tuned to deeper things. Here, Beau Denton, Content Coordinator and second-year student in the MA in Counseling Psychology program, writes about the gift of wonder and the risk of exchanging […]