The Harbor Blog

Musings on theology, justice, and pop culture.
New posts every Wednesday (except for weeks of major US holidays).

Dottie Oleson 4/3/24 Dottie Oleson 4/3/24

There are people out there who get us (and you)

Reflecting on a trip to New Orleans with other faith leaders reimagining church in the PC(USA) 1001 New Worshiping Communities network.

Dottie Oleson 3/6/24 Dottie Oleson 3/6/24

Hagar the Hero

By following the lead of womanist theologians and centering Hagar in our readings of Gen. 16 and 21, we see her heroic qualities as a model for faith.

Dottie Oleson 1/24/24 Dottie Oleson 1/24/24

The spiritual discipline of hope

What do we do when we feel despair? How do we cultivate hope? It turns out that hope is a spiritual discipline.

Dottie Oleson 10/25/23 Dottie Oleson 10/25/23

Forgiveness is a process

Forgiveness isn’t a one-time prayer, nor is it just pretending like everything is okay. What exactly is it?

Dottie Oleson 10/4/23 Dottie Oleson 10/4/23

Holy rage

The imprecatory Psalms invite us into deeper spirituality where we cry for justice and ultimately express holy rage.

Dottie Oleson 9/13/23 Dottie Oleson 9/13/23

Nature is for all of us: finding access to the earth

An invitation for us all to keep deepening our relationship with the earth.