by Ken Sehested
To move into a seemingly bleak and
ominous future requires laying hold
of stories from our past:
Stories to remind us that buoyancy
emerges from unseen places,
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Why, when God's world is so big, did you fall asleep in a prison of all places? — Rumi
At the intersection of spiritual formation and prophetic action.
by Ken Sehested
To move into a seemingly bleak and
ominous future requires laying hold
of stories from our past:
Stories to remind us that buoyancy
emerges from unseen places,
Read more ›
by Ken Sehested
If justice, and only justice, is
all we ask, none will
escape the hangman’s
ugly work.
Some are less culpable, of course, no doubt, some did more, yes, some less righteous than me and mine, some more, some so much more, mucho mas more are worse than others and, in particular, worse than me, Read more ›
by Ken Sehested
Have mercy upon us, O Lord.
Our soul has had more than its fill
of the scorn of those who are at ease,
of the contempt of the proud.
—Psalm 123:3-4 Read more ›
Ken Sehested
You are encouraged to listen to Roberta Flack and
Donny Hathaway’s rendition of “Come, Ye
Disconsolate” before, during or after you read.
We are often suspicious of words of comfort, and
for good reason: such sentiments too often coax us
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by Ken Sehested
We are indeed strangers; but not foreigners.
This “world” is not our home; but this earth is.
We are not drifters: directionless, detached, disaffected, Read more ›
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