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 […]
We love the work that Megan Peters-February (MA in Theology & Culture ‘13) is doing through Cedar & Soul, a wellness site dedicated to yoga, trauma recovery, healing, and faith. Here, Megan writes about the difficulty of transitions—and the possibility that transitions might offer an essential glimpse into the most fundamental parts of ourselves. This post […]
Recently, The Seattle School community was invited to participate in a special advanced screening of the film Room, based on the 2011 bestseller by Emma Donoghue. Here, Kate Davis—who recently graduated with her Master of Divinity and is now Human Resources Generalist at The Seattle School—writes about the universal themes of captivity, transitions, gratitude, and […]
The falling leaves and the afternoon’s fading light mark the approach of another season of Advent. As a community that savors the seasons through storytelling, we are preparing to launch our second annual Advent series, featuring reflections from students, faculty, and staff about everything that this season holds, and everything that it calls us to. […]
For many of us, engaging the tangible, felt brokenness of humanity around us can be easier than stepping into the spiritual mysteries of our lives and the lives of others. Here, Joshua Longbrake (MDiv ‘10) reflects on what he learned about prayer and pastoral care from a woman on a pier. This post originally appeared […]
Student Leadership at The Seattle School is facilitated by four individuals—three students and one spouse or partner of a student—who lead four distinct realms: Anamchara, Sacred Space, Student Council, and Mosaic. Alex Mrakovich is the 2015-2016 facilitator of Sacred Space, which also includes Drew Dixon, Rosie Pearson, and Alex Zarecki. Here, we talk with Alex, […]
We are all confronted with a variety of messages that vie to narrate our lives. The voices of fear and shame sometimes feel more familiar, but the voice of love offers something that is so much richer. Here, Carrie Cates, a third-year Master of Divinity student, writes about the two gospels—one of fear and one […]
One of our fundamental convictions at The Seattle School is that everybody has a story to tell. But how do we craft meaningful stories? And how can we tell stories in a way that might offer a glimpse of deep truth and goodness? That’s why we’re thrilled to offer Memoir as Art and Spiritual Practice […]
When passion and calling intersect with vocation, one unintentional byproduct is often burnout—the wear and tear that results from constantly working without allowing ourselves to rest. As we labor on behalf of others, helping other people rest and care for themselves, what happens when we forget to do the same? Here, Lindsay Anderson, a third-year […]
The Seattle School community gathered for Convocation at St. Mark’s Cathedral on September 5. The annual ceremony formally marks the matriculation of the incoming cohort and invites the entire community to reaffirm our commitments to God, to each other, and to our work at The Seattle School. Dr. Keith Anderson, President, delivered the following Convocation […]
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 […]
Dr. Roy E. Barsness, Professor of Counseling Psychology, and Richard D. Kim, Intercultural Credibility Coordinator/Consultant, recently partnered on an article that was published in the Association of Theological Schools’ Theological Education journal, Volume 45, No. 2. The focus of the issue is “The Changing Character of Faculty Work,” and Barsness and Kim address the need to […]