Michelle Eastwood
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Mrs Job and Mr Job
I recently wrote some liturgies for a local Australian group. The liturgies are designed so that a lay leader can pick it up and lead a service without being overwhelmed by preparation or study. There are a range of writers… Continue reading
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Why I Haven’t Returned to Church Post-COVID
There has been much written about people not returning to church after COVID. The things I have read are mostly from those who returned, lamenting (or judging) those who did not. I am one of those who did not return.… Continue reading
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Remember the Alamo!
I recently had the opportunity to visit Texas for the first time. San Antonio, to be precise, for the annual meeting of the Society for Biblical Literature. As I was doing my research on places to see while I was… Continue reading
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Being Female and Lutheran in Australia
“Today I feel the grief around me. I feel the weight of disappointment and lost hopes. I feel my own despair and wonder if things will ever change.” These are words I wrote in February of this year after motions… Continue reading
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Pavlovian Male God Language Training
I grew up thinking that God was a man. No-one was bold enough to come directly out and say it, but God clearly had ‘he/him/his’ pronouns, language such as Lord and King were commonly and unthinkingly used, and the trinitarian… Continue reading
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Barbie….and Ken
I went to see the Barbie movie with my daughter-in-law the day after it opened, and I loved it. Right down to the very last line. I had a few Barbies as a child, but more often than not they… Continue reading
