the rev. dr. lauren r.e. larkin
@laurenrelarkin.bsky.social
reclusive revolutionary, priest, and political ethicist; study/write on Martin Luther, Dorothee Sölle, and Theology of Resistance. the Personal is Political!
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November 19, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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The #LSNNEWSLETTER for the fall centering #AARSBL25 Luther and Lutheran events is OUT! Holler if you want a copy!
November 18, 2025 at 3:48 PM
The #LSNNEWSLETTER for the fall centering #AARSBL25 Luther and Lutheran events is OUT! Holler if you want a copy!
We are not ignored, dismissed, or forgotten. Isaiah’s words to Israel become words to us today, where we are and as we are. Beloved, God comes...
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“Salvation will come”
“‘Dear Lord God, I wish to preach in your honor. I wish to speak about you, glorify you, praise your name. Although I can’t do this well of myself, I pray that you may make it good.’”[1] Introducti…
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November 16, 2025 at 7:35 PM
We are not ignored, dismissed, or forgotten. Isaiah’s words to Israel become words to us today, where we are and as we are. Beloved, God comes...
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We are not abandoned, forsaken, or alone. We are not ungrounded, destabilized, or uprooted. We are not consumed by grief, sorrow, or despair. We are not ignored, dismissed, or forgotten. Isaiah’s words to Israel become words to us today, where we are and as we are. Beloved, salvation comes...
“Salvation will come”
“‘Dear Lord God, I wish to preach in your honor. I wish to speak about you, glorify you, praise your name. Although I can’t do this well of myself, I pray that you may make it good.’”[1] Introduction It’s mid-November, and we’re coming to the close of our liturgical year. It’s been a long year. Our socio-political landscape is marked by tumult and chaos, no matter what voting party you ascribe to.
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November 16, 2025 at 6:12 PM
We are not abandoned, forsaken, or alone. We are not ungrounded, destabilized, or uprooted. We are not consumed by grief, sorrow, or despair. We are not ignored, dismissed, or forgotten. Isaiah’s words to Israel become words to us today, where we are and as we are. Beloved, salvation comes...
November 12, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Beloved, we do not need to be perfect to bring God glory; we just need to be who we are as we are, leaning on our beloved, Christ, and watch as the Holy Spirit works through us. Therein is God glorified, there in is perfect done.
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The Perfect among the Imperfect
“‘Dear Lord God, I wish to preach in your honor. I wish to speak about you, glorify you, praise your name. Although I can’t do this well of myself, I pray that you may make it good.’”[1] Introducti…
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November 9, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Beloved, we do not need to be perfect to bring God glory; we just need to be who we are as we are, leaning on our beloved, Christ, and watch as the Holy Spirit works through us. Therein is God glorified, there in is perfect done.
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Beloved, we do not need to be perfect to bring God glory; we just need to be who we are as we are, leaning on our beloved, Christ, and watch as the Holy Spirit works through us. Therein is God glorified, there in is perfect done.
The Perfect among the Imperfect
“‘Dear Lord God, I wish to preach in your honor. I wish to speak about you, glorify you, praise your name. Although I can’t do this well of myself, I pray that you may make it good.’”[1] Introduction Our lives are filled with incongruity and dissonance. What should be, isn’t; what is, shouldn’t be. Daily we experience discrepancies in what we thought we’d get done and what we did get done.
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November 9, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Beloved, we do not need to be perfect to bring God glory; we just need to be who we are as we are, leaning on our beloved, Christ, and watch as the Holy Spirit works through us. Therein is God glorified, there in is perfect done.
We are new creations, born anew every morning by faith and God’s mercy. Therefore, we have no place w/ what was, the way back is barred, the comforting and familiar shores are forbidden... Daily, by faith and God’s mercy, we enter a divine journey into the new...
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No Place with What Was
“‘Dear Lord God, I wish to preach in your honor. I wish to speak about you, glorify you, praise your name. Although I can’t do this well of myself, I pray that you may make it good.’”[1] Introducti…
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November 4, 2025 at 4:39 PM
We are new creations, born anew every morning by faith and God’s mercy. Therefore, we have no place w/ what was, the way back is barred, the comforting and familiar shores are forbidden... Daily, by faith and God’s mercy, we enter a divine journey into the new...
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We, ourselves, are new creations, born anew every morning by faith and God’s mercy. Therefore, we have no place with what was, the way back is barred, the comforting and familiar shores are forbidden to us. Daily, by faith and God’s mercy, we enter a divine journey into the new...
No Place with What Was
“‘Dear Lord God, I wish to preach in your honor. I wish to speak about you, glorify you, praise your name. Although I can’t do this well of myself, I pray that you may make it good.’”[1] Introduction We get accustomed to the way things are. At times it feels like we’re in a groove; at others, it feels like we’re in a rut; in both there’s comfort.
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November 4, 2025 at 4:29 PM
We, ourselves, are new creations, born anew every morning by faith and God’s mercy. Therefore, we have no place with what was, the way back is barred, the comforting and familiar shores are forbidden to us. Daily, by faith and God’s mercy, we enter a divine journey into the new...
Going through this grief thing makes one recalibrate one's inner circle. Those who willingly enter into this emotional mess and check in, they're the real heroes
November 2, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Going through this grief thing makes one recalibrate one's inner circle. Those who willingly enter into this emotional mess and check in, they're the real heroes
Dependent on I Am
I am precariously balanced on the precipice walking the narrow path between knowing exactly what to do and knowing absolutely nothing. It’s like having a flashlight that will only shine left and right and directly behind but never illuminating the darkness in front of me. It’s…
I am precariously balanced on the precipice walking the narrow path between knowing exactly what to do and knowing absolutely nothing. It’s like having a flashlight that will only shine left and right and directly behind but never illuminating the darkness in front of me. It’s…
Dependent on I Am
I am precariously balanced on the precipice walking the narrow path between knowing exactly what to do and knowing absolutely nothing. It’s like having a flashlight that will only shine left and right and directly behind but never illuminating the darkness in front of me. It’s like having all the tools and knowing exactly which ones to offer others but fumbling about…
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October 26, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Dependent on I Am
I am precariously balanced on the precipice walking the narrow path between knowing exactly what to do and knowing absolutely nothing. It’s like having a flashlight that will only shine left and right and directly behind but never illuminating the darkness in front of me. It’s…
I am precariously balanced on the precipice walking the narrow path between knowing exactly what to do and knowing absolutely nothing. It’s like having a flashlight that will only shine left and right and directly behind but never illuminating the darkness in front of me. It’s…
I wrote this a few years ago; in light of my father's death on October 15...I am bringing it out into the light again. A word of hope among grief and sorrow in loss
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Love Me Again
Before any of you were, you were with me.Deeply embedded in the folds of my skirt,hidden from light’s illumination, cloakedin my warm darkness, protecting you. Having to release you into that other…
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October 25, 2025 at 4:58 PM
I wrote this a few years ago; in light of my father's death on October 15...I am bringing it out into the light again. A word of hope among grief and sorrow in loss
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Faith isn’t always focusing one’s eyes on God & refusing to see the problems & issues around u; faith isn’t about letting something burn bc it doesn’t involve u bc it’s not ur land, ur people, or ur problem. Faith builds beautiful things wherever it is and u are.
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It Is (in fact) Our Problem
“‘Dear Lord God, I wish to preach in your honor. I wish to speak about you, glorify you, praise your name. Although I can’t do this well of myself, I pray that you may make it good.’”[1] Introducti…
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October 12, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Faith isn’t always focusing one’s eyes on God & refusing to see the problems & issues around u; faith isn’t about letting something burn bc it doesn’t involve u bc it’s not ur land, ur people, or ur problem. Faith builds beautiful things wherever it is and u are.
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...we must begin to see that the problems of the land, of creation, of those who suffer hunger, thirst, loneliness, isolation, deportation, exile, harm, threat, danger, and death are our problems,,,even if we don’t feel like we’re home or that we should care...
It Is (in fact) Our Problem
“‘Dear Lord God, I wish to preach in your honor. I wish to speak about you, glorify you, praise your name. Although I can’t do this well of myself, I pray that you may make it good.’”[1] Introduction NMP. “Not my problem.” Have you heard this phrase before? I’ve use it when I need to draw a line between me and the three human beings born from my own body.
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October 12, 2025 at 4:35 PM
...we must begin to see that the problems of the land, of creation, of those who suffer hunger, thirst, loneliness, isolation, deportation, exile, harm, threat, danger, and death are our problems,,,even if we don’t feel like we’re home or that we should care...
VERY discouraging day of writing and analysis. Super bummed 🫤 Buuuuut it’s part of the job description, right? Anyway, nursing my intellectual wounds with this #twoheartedale from #bellsbeer
September 28, 2025 at 1:53 AM
VERY discouraging day of writing and analysis. Super bummed 🫤 Buuuuut it’s part of the job description, right? Anyway, nursing my intellectual wounds with this #twoheartedale from #bellsbeer
“Kein gewisser gesetz kann man ihrinnen finden denn der liebe gesetz.” Martin Luther WA 11:278.32-33
September 26, 2025 at 4:11 PM
“Kein gewisser gesetz kann man ihrinnen finden denn der liebe gesetz.” Martin Luther WA 11:278.32-33
...when we shift our perspective and see prayer as our first step and not our last (ditch) effort, we might find a way to push our activity beyond uttering “thoughts and prayers” and living it in the world to the wellbeing of the neighbor and to the glory of God.
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Theodidacti by Prayer
“‘Dear Lord God, I wish to preach in your honor. I wish to speak about you, glorify you, praise your name. Although I can’t do this well of myself, I pray that you may make it good.’”[1] Introducti…
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September 21, 2025 at 11:21 PM
...when we shift our perspective and see prayer as our first step and not our last (ditch) effort, we might find a way to push our activity beyond uttering “thoughts and prayers” and living it in the world to the wellbeing of the neighbor and to the glory of God.
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As theodidacti through prayer, Christians are summoned to hear the silent cry and to respond by joining the divine revolution of life, love, and liberation for the beloved. Beloved, we pray first, and then we act for the wellbeing of the neighbor and to the glory of God.
Theodidacti by Prayer
“‘Dear Lord God, I wish to preach in your honor. I wish to speak about you, glorify you, praise your name. Although I can’t do this well of myself, I pray that you may make it good.’”[1] Introduction “Thoughts and prayers.” Any day of the week, on any social media website you will see people sending “thoughts and prayers” into tragic situations—either global or local.
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September 21, 2025 at 4:18 PM
As theodidacti through prayer, Christians are summoned to hear the silent cry and to respond by joining the divine revolution of life, love, and liberation for the beloved. Beloved, we pray first, and then we act for the wellbeing of the neighbor and to the glory of God.
This Christ's College Opening Lecture offered by @pgziegler.bsky.social was exactly what I needed this morning. It was so engaging, I forgot I was boiling water for tea...
September 19, 2025 at 3:07 PM
This Christ's College Opening Lecture offered by @pgziegler.bsky.social was exactly what I needed this morning. It was so engaging, I forgot I was boiling water for tea...
To identify as a sinner is to posture oneself humbly in the world accepting your creaturely (i.e. non-God, non-divine) status, to confess your dependence on mercy and grace from God and others...
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Sinner isn’t a Four Letter Word
“‘Dear Lord God, I wish to preach in your honor. I wish to speak about you, glorify you, praise your name. Although I can’t do this well of myself, I pray that you may make it good.’”[1] Introducti…
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September 14, 2025 at 10:36 PM
To identify as a sinner is to posture oneself humbly in the world accepting your creaturely (i.e. non-God, non-divine) status, to confess your dependence on mercy and grace from God and others...
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