Lindsey Kelley

@lindseykelley

college chaplain, writer, musician. the divine is for all.

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“My garden is riotous, unholy, deliriously glorious! I wish you were here!” - ISABELLA STEWART GARDNER TO BERNARD BERENSON, 24 JUNE 1898

soulful

“When God clothed Adam and Eve – that’s the story of salvation to me.” Salvation isn’t something you earn. It isn’t something you become worthy of by being faithful to God. In fact, in this story, Adam & Eve did something God specifically said not to do. And yet, God met them exactly what they were. God didn’t say, get over it. God didn’t say, fix

thin space cowboy and genesis

Theologies of Salvation: On the first day of class, we spent a few minutes in silence, reflecting on our personal starting point when it comes to salvation. How would we define that word? Where does that understanding come from? Who taught us that? What fruit does it bear in the world – who does this understanding effect? Who is saved? How does one become saved?

Each person in the class briefly summarized their thoughts, and then I was struck blind by one classmate’s reflection

Jesus’ kinship would have undoubtedly lent itself to honor and reputability if it were not for some of the other names Matthew chooses to include later in the genealogy. For some curious reason, there are five women listed. This was unusual in the record of a family history, but it is even more unusual if one looks at the context surrounding these... See more

The Queer Messiah

matthew. and women in the bible

“All great spirituality is about what we do with our pain. Creation has a pattern of wisdom; and we dare not shield ourselves from it, or we literally will lose our soul. We can obey commandments, believe doctrines, and attend church services all our lives and still daily lose our souls if we run from the necessary cycle of loss and renewal. Death

soulful

“There is a great battle raging: for my mouth not to harden and my jaws not to become like heavy doors of an iron safe, so my life may not be called pre-death.” - Yehuda Amichai

soulful

United Church of Canada’s Creed (1968)

We are not alone,

we live in God’s world.

We believe in God:

who has created and is creating,

who has come in Jesus,

the Word made flesh,

to reconcile and make new,

who works in us and others

by the Spirit.

We trust in God.