Not just a durable power of attorney for healthcare, a healthcare directive on what treatments you’re open to, but also a statement about what marks the beginning of end-of-life to your way of thinking? In other words, we have very different ideas about when “living” ends and dying begins. Would it be helpful, do you […]
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Exploring political terminology – why Trump will win in 2020
Disclaimer* My prediction is that Trump will win a second term, and this is why: Trump isn’t a Conservative or a Republican, the way those terms are commonly understood in politics, although he is of course most closely associated with the Republican Party. Trump is a … dualist. In his world, there are good people […]
My Quaker Journey Ends, My Mennonite Journey Begins
I joined the Religious Society of Friends in Norway when I was 18, and for decades, “Quaker” was one of my strongest identifiers. Perhaps too strong, since it took ten years of struggle to acknowledge that I was no longer a Quaker. Even though my theology didn’t – and doesn’t – conceive of a way […]
Standing Firm – Nteka’s Story
1 Corinthians 16:13 (NIV): Be on your guard, stand firm in the faith, be courageous, be strong. Do everything in love. My family went to Botswana to live in 1966, the year the country became independent. At the time it was the 3rd poorest country in the world. My mother was a doctor at the […]
Questions re American Exceptionalism
These questions arose for me after reading the God’s Politics story recently about white evangelicals believing in American exceptionalism. To my evangelical friends, I’m hoping you can teach me a little more about a couple of things. Firstly, growing up as I did in Norway, the idea that the USA is favored in some special way […]
A New Way of Living
Hah, and I thought May and June were busy….. I was promoted in mid June, and my new responsibilities mean I do more administration – lots more – and have fewer patient visits and do less spiritual direction. I discovered a funny thing: management and administrative tasks don’t lend themselves as well to blog-worthy reflections. […]
Herons and Humans
Some residents of my neighborhood apparently are unhappy that some military surplus land here here is to be given to the city and then used in part to house formerly homeless men, women and children or those who may be at risk for homelessness. Some of my neighbors have expressed concerns for the safety of the neighborhood and for […]
Thirst for God
I have just facilitated a retreat on transitions for a wonderful women’s group. One of the things I love about doing retreats is the atmosphere of longing for God that retreatants create. In this heavily scheduled day and age, a person who is willing to set aside a whole day for God is a person who is thirsty […]
My New Quaker Blog
I woke up this morning to the realization that I wanted to add in a new blog. This blog, “Musings on Faith” has given me a wonderful opportunity to explore liberal Christian faith, and to move freely from one topic to another and to range widely. As I have looked more closely at class and faith over the last […]
And It Came to Pass in Those Days…
And it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Bush that all the land should be registered. This census first took place while Greg Nickels was King of Seattle. So all went up to be registered, everyone to his own city, but not those who did not have homes (because Caesar Bush […]
Susanne Kromberg's Musings 