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Re: Deeper Into Truth, Justice, & Love

jeskastkeat — Thu, 12 Nov 2015 18:12:08 -0000

I know!! You feel me sister! <3

Re: Win a Copy of Faithfully Feminist! — Emily Is Speaking Up

jeskastkeat — Wed, 16 Sep 2015 07:57:51 -0000

Emily! I'm so excited about this book and you being published in it. Congrats!!

I regularly exegete the text of Scripture from a feminist perspective. I use this ritual in my preparation for sermons and my personal mediation.

Re: #FaithFeminisms and Radical Reclamation

jeskastkeat — Tue, 22 Jul 2014 19:54:37 -0000

Mmmmm I feel the 8 energy all up in this post. Yassss cries the enneagram 8 minister! So glad you are participating.

I do want to add that Becca Rose, Suzannah Hartzell Paul, Abi Jordan Bechtel, Charity Jill, Katie Mulligan, Bethany Suckrow, and Austin Brown are just as much of leadership behind this as Mihee and I are. The spirit of Sophia infused within the community.

Looking forward to your #30sol!

Re: #FaithFeminisms and Radical Reclamation

jeskastkeat — Tue, 22 Jul 2014 19:50:35 -0000

Hi there!
The blog is as much your blog as it is our blog. It is a collection of celebrations, holy-resistance, and voices by feminists of faith. Consider adding your voice and interacting with others: http://www.faithfeminisms.c...

Re: Ask a Reformed Pastor...(Response)

jeskastkeat — Wed, 27 Nov 2013 18:32:54 -0000

ecclesia reformata semper reformanda secundum verbum dei -- amen!

Re: Ask a Reformed Pastor...(Response)

jeskastkeat — Wed, 27 Nov 2013 18:32:31 -0000

I love what you are doing on your blog!

Re: Ask a Reformed Pastor...(Response)

jeskastkeat — Wed, 27 Nov 2013 18:30:53 -0000

Oh Karin, I love you! Good to "see" you on here. Thank you for your words, Reverend KGM! Let's keep telling the story of God's love, shall we? xo

Re: Ask a Reformed Pastor...(Response)

jeskastkeat — Tue, 26 Nov 2013 21:23:04 -0000

Done. Request sent. You know Jon and Chris. I preached at their wedding. We are meant to be friends. :)

Re: Ask a Reformed Pastor...(Response)

jeskastkeat — Tue, 26 Nov 2013 20:24:33 -0000

Umm, I think we need to know each other. I noticed your comments on the first blog. Are you on twitter? Let's connect, please. Preach on, Reverend Emily!

Re: Ask a Reformed Pastor…

jeskastkeat — Sat, 16 Nov 2013 12:05:44 -0000

Grace and Peace of Christ!

To address your first point I want to let you know that the congregation I serve is reading through the Bible in a year and we rigorously theologically engage the text every week. Theology is super important to me and my tradition!

-Rev JKK

Re: Ask a Reformed Pastor…

jeskastkeat — Sat, 16 Nov 2013 11:37:40 -0000

Come to New York City and let's make it happen!

Re: Ask a Reformed Pastor…

jeskastkeat — Fri, 15 Nov 2013 00:23:35 -0000

I used the Pope washing the inmates feet during Holy Week as an example of what Christ's love looks like in one of my sermons. I'm digging Pope Francis!

Re: Ask a Reformed Pastor…

jeskastkeat — Fri, 15 Nov 2013 00:22:05 -0000

love! xo

Re: Ask a Reformed Pastor…

jeskastkeat — Fri, 15 Nov 2013 00:20:43 -0000

Thanks, V8! :)

Good questions. A week for the Kast-Keat's is full of life, adventures, and constantly being held in God's grace. More later!

Re: Ask a Reformed Pastor…

jeskastkeat — Fri, 15 Nov 2013 00:19:20 -0000

Oh I really like those questions, Nate. I like them because I think that are helpful and open up this conversation more. Thank you!

Re: Ask a Reformed Pastor…

jeskastkeat — Thu, 14 Nov 2013 19:37:06 -0000

Grace and Peace of Christ to each of you!

These are beautiful, hard, enriching, and thoughtful questions. I am looking forward to the shared conversation we will participate in.

Thanks to Rachel for the ways she continues to open conversation -- what a gift to Christian community!

-Rev JKK

Re: All Saints Day 2013

jeskastkeat — Fri, 01 Nov 2013 06:31:28 -0000

Hi Brian and Shay, thanks for offering your thoughts on All Saints Day this week. I found your thoughts helpful in my sermon preparation. Blessings to you both.

Re: Finding Love on Halloween

jeskastkeat — Thu, 31 Oct 2013 10:57:57 -0000

Halloween is such a fun and magical time. It's the time we encourage people to try out different identities. The freedom of this day is wonderful.

Re: Various Thoughts — and a Request — from an Enneagram 8

jeskastkeat — Mon, 21 Oct 2013 12:34:19 -0000

Yes. I just told my colleague "It's so much better when I lead certain meetings because I'm competent and move things along." Thankfully I can be unfiltered with him.

Re: Various Thoughts — and a Request — from an Enneagram 8

jeskastkeat — Mon, 21 Oct 2013 10:39:35 -0000

Want to know why I read your blog today? Your tweet specified your enneagram 8-ness. As a fellow 8, I check in and know I can "play" directly and honestly w/o filter.

I enjoy theological musings, books you are reading, trends you are noticing in the ecclesiastical circles you are running in. Controversy is fun, sure(!), but not why I want to read your stuff. You can also write a blog post about the incredible Jes and Jim Kast-Keat and our ministries in the Collegiate Church when you come out, I'm just sayin' :).

Peace and Joy, Tony!

Re: Post-Cynical Christianity

jeskastkeat — Fri, 26 Jul 2013 09:43:44 -0000

While I think there are some who have a gift of satire and reformation many others cross the line of satire into bitting comments that are really nasty. Sometimes I think I'm being funny in a gentle way and it just comes across quite mean. I wish I could do satire well in the spirit of reformation, I can't.

Pastor's hat here: When I see cynical comment after cynical comment I usually think there are a lot of wounds that this person is trying to work through. We all have wounds of some sort. I think sometimes the things I view as bitting cynicism provide comfort to others who think they are alone in their wounds. I've tried to mentally make room for the multiple ways people interact with their spirituality. Then again, I haven't been on end of constant berating.

Tripp's comment seems to sit in a place of truth for me --> "cynicism is antithetical to the practice of Christianity" Then again, I'm not dealing with a crazy amount of wounds that I would need cynicism like maybe some others do.

This from the Pope -->"Never yield to discouragement, do not lose trust, do not allow your hope to be extinguished" This is what I'm talking about and I love that he said this!

Re: A Pastor’s Husband regarding His Pastor

jeskastkeat — Fri, 26 Jul 2013 09:14:01 -0000

Bless you and your family! Up until recently I was the pastor and my husband worked in publishing. Now we are both pastors serving at different churches. It's so important for people like you to share your story. Thank you and God bless you on the journey.

Re: 11 Things I Wish More Pastors Would Say

jeskastkeat — Thu, 20 Jun 2013 18:00:59 -0000

And I'm blessed with a thoughtful congregation and ministry team. You are invited to West End Collegiate in NYC anytime. Joy to you!

Re: 11 Things I Wish More Pastors Would Say

jeskastkeat — Thu, 20 Jun 2013 15:23:52 -0000

I am a pastor and have said all these things at one time or another. I love saying #9!

Our church mission statement has woven #4 into what we are about: doubting & having faith. Yet, Tillich reminds us that doubting is part of faith so really they are of the same thinking.

It's amazing how many pastors will say "I'll pray for you" but then never offer to actually pray with the person right there. I try and pray with people right when they ask.

#5 is probably the hardest one for me. I fight hard for self-care and sometimes am not the best at it. Though today is my day off and it's 3:26 PM and I'm still in my PJ's so I think I'm doing something right on my break today!

Re: Shoopscope: Gay Pride vs. Gay Shame

jeskastkeat — Thu, 20 Jun 2013 12:12:41 -0000

THIS!! -->It was just this past weekend that it dawned on me: Gay Pride is the opposite of Gay Shame.“Pride” in this sense does not describe superiority, or blindness to others, or lack of humility, or obnoxious arrogance. It is the state where one can laugh, flap their arms, sing, and express joy without paralyzing caution. Being “Pride-ful” is being whole, more fully human, yourself.
I may send this paragraph to a few people who are looking for clarification on Pride and why it's so important to me and others. I understand that paragraph to the core of who I am. Bring out the Gospel choir because I'm ready to sing "Aaamen, Aaaamen, Amen, Amen!"

Bless you, Kevin. xoxo