The Harbor Blog

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

Dawn Léger 4/10/24 Dawn Léger 4/10/24

Are you lying down? Tricia Hersey’s Rest is Resistance

For Hersey, rest is not simply taking a nap-although that helps. A rest can be gazing out the window on the bus, pausing at the cash register to breathe while the customer gets their order ready.

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.

Jon Mathieu 3/27/24 Jon Mathieu 3/27/24

Does Christianity matter at all?

Pondering whether the Christian faith adds anything to progressive values or activism.

Dawn Léger 3/19/24 Dawn Léger 3/19/24

Memento Mori

Bypassing death means bypassing mortality, and we lose the gift of treasuring this beautiful ruin of a life that we are each given.

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.

Jon Mathieu 2/28/24 Jon Mathieu 2/28/24

Civil rights hero Bernard Lafayette

Guest blogger Jim Melson describes the incredible impact of Civil Rights Movement leader Dr. Bernard Lafayette, who embraced nonviolence as a way of life and a matter of faith.