Author: Aaron J. Smith
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Ashes and Alleluias, Episode3-Grief of Creation
The ache I feel every time something I create is met with silence. Obscurity, truth, and connecting with the right people. One of the best way to support my work is to share what you’ve read here with your friends and acquaintances. Every share is an invitation to our little community. Thanks! For anyone looking… Read more
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Ask for the Body
The body of the King of Life hung dead on the cross. Violence, fear, and the Roman Empire had executed the Christ, the hope of Israel, indeed the Hope of the world. His body was shredded, pierced, raw, broken. Death had enveloped the living God. A man stepped forward into Pilate’s court. He was a… Read more
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Rejoice! The Broken God Calls
This is a sermon I wrote for the Llama Pack based on Luke 22.28-40 and 22.14-27. Listen to the sermon here: There are always two processions. One is driven by a war horse and a cohort of violence and militaristic strength. This procession thunders down the road, with announcements of security for those who are… Read more
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Ashes and Alleluias, Episode 2 – In the Noise
Background noise is an embodied life. On this podcast, there will be background noise, the noise of life. I want an unproduced life, one with the analogue clicks and hisses. This isn’t a polished podcast; these are snapshots, dispatches from my life in all its embodiment all around me. One of the best way to… Read more
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You’ll Be With Me
A meditation on Luke 23.39-43. He hung on a cross on Friday of Passover week. The romans had nailed him there after a trial that he knew he was going to lose. He had been put there as an example, a public and vulgar display of power the Roman empire wielded. The message was clear:… Read more
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Ashes and Alleluias, Episode 1 – The Examination of Prayer
I started another podcast. This one is different from All Things Made New. For one, it’s shorter. Episodes are only about ten minutes long. It’s also just me talking. These are lo-fi (no editing) snapshots of what’s going on in my head and my heart. This first one is an exploration of prayer, why I… Read more
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ATMN Episode: Char Mansfield-Public Theology
This week we get to meet a new friend, Char Mansfield. Char Mansfield, co-founder of the public theology podcast Barefoot to Emmaus, is a Princeton Seminary MDiv and soon to be Rutgers University MSW. They plan to use the two master’s to pursue a bivocational ministry of pastoral leadership and psychotherapy. Char is an anarchist… Read more
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ATMN Episode: Jennifer C. Martin- Dirtbag Christian
This week we get to talk to the delightful Jennifer C. Martin. Jennifer C. Martin is a writer, editor, and speaker living in Richmond, VA, with her two partners and two children. She writes, reads, and speaks about religion, politics, polyamory, sexuality, culture, entertainment, and more. When she’s not trolling on social media or updating… Read more
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ATMN Episode: Aaron Epperson- Conflict
This week we are talking to my friend Aaron Epperson. Aaron Epperson is a writer, social services worker, and a lover of Oregon’s wild places. He has a BA in Conflict Resolution from Portland State and spent years working in the tech industry before pivoting to social services where he helps families through difficult circumstances.… Read more
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Faith Like Sand
I don’t feel like I have a substantive faith. I’ve been let down by my expectations about God too many times. I know these expectations aren’t God, but they are my concept of God, and as such, dictate what I’m putting my faith in. When one of these flimsy expectations shatters and inevitably lets me… Read more