As we continue to move through the liturgical season of Lent, we are invited to confront our brokenness, our wildernesses both internal and external, and our ever-present need for resurrection. Here, Brittany Deininger, a first-year MA in Theology & Culture student, reflects on a poetry series engaging the seven deadly sins, which she was commissioned […]
In Lent, we remember the trials and the death of Christ in a way that invites suffering and silence into our present lives. But if we believe that resurrection is real and ongoing, and if we believe that the Lenten wilderness leads to new life, how does that change our response to suffering? Here, J […]
As we continue to move through the Lenten season of prayer, fasting, and repentance, and as the life in the earth slowly fights its way back to the surface, we remember that we are invited to participate in ongoing creation and recreation with our entire beings—heart, soul, mind, and body. Here, Carrie Cates, a third-year […]
This week marks the first days of Lent, a liturgical season marked by repentance, prayer, and fasting to prepare our hearts for Resurrection Sunday. Here, Daniel Tidwell (MDiv ‘10), Alumni Programs Coordinator, writes about what repentance looks like for the prophetic voices who confront our world’s deepest wounds and aches. In the tradition of Christian […]
The Seattle School has reserved a portion of its public space on both the second and third floors to display and honor art created by students, staff, faculty, alumni, and artists from the greater Seattle area. These gallery spaces are curated by students in conversation with faculty and seek to represent an experience of our […]
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 […]
As the mystery of Advent and the frenzy of the holidays culminate in this day, the day we celebrate God’s embodiment in our midst, may we find space for rest and reflection. May the hope of Immanuel grow new life, new joy, and new compassion in our lives and in our communities. And may this poem, […]
It seems fitting that the Winter Solstice marks the seasonal culmination of darkness just a few days out from Christmas, since it is in our darkest moments and our longest nights when we most need the Messiah. Here, Rachael Clinton, Assistant Director of Admissions and a member of The Allender Center’s Teaching Staff, writes about […]
Yesterday, the faculty and staff of The Seattle School gathered for our annual Christmas luncheon. Dr. Keith Anderson, President of The Seattle School, offered this Advent reflection, about the particularity of the birth of Christ and the scandalous challenge that it presents to all of us. May you find in his words a reminder of […]
As we move through the season of Advent, a time of anticipating and hoping for the promise of the Messiah while fully recognizing the reality of our broken world, we are continuing with our second annual Advent series—a collection of reflections here on the Intersections blog and content delivered exclusively through emails every Sunday. If […]
This week marks the beginning of Advent, a time of anticipating and hoping for the promise of the Messiah while fully recognizing the reality of our broken world. As a community, we are marking this season through our second annual Advent series, featuring reflections here on the Intersections blog and content delivered exclusively through emails […]
In the wake of the recent attacks in Beirut and Lebanon, Content Coordinator Beau Denton began to ask around for resources that members of The Seattle School community had found encouraging or enlightening. You can read some of those responses, and Beau’s reflection, here. In this post, Dr. Keith Anderson, President of The Seattle School, shares […]