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Lacy Clark Ellman explores Sabbath as an essential practice that connects us with the holy in the midst of day-to-day work.

We’re thrilled to share these beautiful images from Brighten Photography looking back at our 20th Commencement ceremony on June 30, 2018.

Brittany Deininger wrestles with the hit show Westworld and the questions it raises of consciousness and what it means to be human.

Heather Casimere shares words of gratitude as she approaches Commencement, looking back on her time as a student and turning toward a new chapter.

Mary DeJong (MATC, ’17) shares about how her time at The Seattle School helped inform the work she does in ecotheology, spiritual formation, and pilgrimage through her organization Waymarkers.

Brittany Deininger explores the ways that metaphors shape how we view the world, speak of God, and think about that which seems beyond language.

“Wrong solitude vinegars the soul, right solitude oils it.” – Jane Hirshfield When we think of the tools of an artist, we may visualize tangible elements of the worktable: brushes, typewriters, endless spools of thread and paper and canvas. However, the intangible means nearly every artist, theologian, and thinker employs is something we both crave […]

My paternal grandfather was a great man. He was a flawed man, of course, but he was great. Broad-shouldered. Brown-skinned. Staunch-faced, yet quick to grin. He loved strong. Faithed-wide. One of the things he was, was a longshoreman. A few weeks ago, I attended a play with some friends. It took place in the old […]

If I had to select one book of poetry that is the most dog-eared in my library, the most quoted in classes at The Seattle School, and the most used by friends in times of celebration and need, it would be, To Bless the Space Between Us by John O’Donohue. A master poet, O’Donohue has taught us that some of the most powerful and intimate words are the invocation, “May you…” Those two little words awaken our longing and desire. They strengthen our presence and belonging. They make a place for the Holy Spirit to dance. They evoke light and life and yes.

In an email discussing this month’s theme on Intersections, the word resilience came up. As I pondered the words I would present for this month’s blog post in response to that word, it became apparent to me: who more readily embodies the word resilience than the black woman?

One month into the academic year, we took time to check in with a few students from each cohort — to see how the student body is processing at different parts of the lifecycle. We invite you to read students’ reflections here.

In times such as these, to believe in a good God can be a hard thing to “do.” It’s easy to fall back on nihilistic, cynical thinking when we are faced with the seemingly hopeless condition of the world. Sometimes life can be so full of hardship and disappointment that it influences the way we find ourselves believing.