The Harbor Blog
Musings on theology, justice, and pop culture.
New posts every Wednesday (except for weeks of major US holidays).
The Injustice of Childbirth for Black US Americans
A primer from our justice team about the systemic factors that contribute to unjust maternal death rates for Black US Americans.
What are we talking about when we talk about sex?
You can’t legislate love, passion, curiosity, vulnerability, and pleasure. You can only legislate actions. That is why church conversations about sex are so narrow.
An Introduction to Howard Thurman
Our guest facilitator Jessica will be leading us in a meditation by Howard Thurman as we think about community engagement for our times.
Talking with my favorite poet
Jon chats with poet Bonnie Thurston and considers her latest poem in light of Harbor.
Guest Speaker: Michelle Eastman
This week at Harbor we are joined by disability theologian, Michelle Eastman!
Imagination: The Bible as art, not history
In the past 20 years, I have shifted away from the Bible as history to finding the truths in the Scriptural literature that has been handed down to us. Those truths are made more real through the arts of story, poetry, conversation, and, yes, even fantasy.