reclusive revolutionary, priest, and political ethicist; study/write on Martin Luther, Dorothee Sölle, and Theology of Resistance. the Personal is Political! she/her www.laurenrelarkin.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/laurenrelarkin.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/laurenrelarkin.bsky.social/post/3mvg55pclnc2gThe Roman Christians are liberated by faith to live, really live without finding themselves trapped by either new laws around days and food or in despising and judging those who do not follow as they do. https://laurenrelarkin.com/2026/09/13/what-now-acceptance-and-belonging/13 Sep 2026 17:37 +0000at://did:plc:cy6srepuzeskzlypcqsjivc5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvg55pclnc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/laurenrelarkin.bsky.social/post/3mvfzx4l3hs2jIn becoming those who have donned the armor of the light and doffed the acts of darkness, how we treat each other is paramount and this includes all infighting that happens in religious spaces over how to do this God and religion thing. http://laurenrelarkin.com/2026/09/13/what-now-acceptance-and-belonging/13 Sep 2026 16:40 +0000at://did:plc:cy6srepuzeskzlypcqsjivc5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvfzx4l3hs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/laurenrelarkin.bsky.social/post/3muul7qdljk24This is why Paul can exhort the Christian to be in debt to others in love, bc love born of faith looks to serve the beloved. This is also why Paul can boldly declare that love both does not do evil and is the fulfilling of the law https://laurenrelarkin.com/2026/09/06/what-now-love-is-born-from-faith/06 Sep 2026 18:01 +0000at://did:plc:cy6srepuzeskzlypcqsjivc5/app.bsky.feed.post/3muul7qdljk24https://bsky.app/profile/laurenrelarkin.bsky.social/post/3muuhgasl222cTherefore, love cannot intentionally do evil to the neighbor, and, more than the absence of doing evil it proactively provides for the well-being of the neighbor. (Because there is evil in not acting when and where one can.) http://laurenrelarkin.com/2026/09/06/what-now-love-is-born-from-faith/06 Sep 2026 16:53 +0000at://did:plc:cy6srepuzeskzlypcqsjivc5/app.bsky.feed.post/3muuhgasl222chttps://bsky.app/profile/laurenrelarkin.bsky.social/post/3mumskwrmpk2bI support Wikipedia, where information is still human-created, fact-checked, and 100% free. Join me! donate.wikimedia.org https://donate.wikimedia.org/03 Sep 2026 15:51 +0000at://did:plc:cy6srepuzeskzlypcqsjivc5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumskwrmpk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/laurenrelarkin.bsky.social/post/3mtw7qhrhn22cder Waschbär = Raccoon What's the literal translation of "Waschbär"?25 Aug 2026 16:16 +0000at://did:plc:cy6srepuzeskzlypcqsjivc5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtw7qhrhn22chttps://bsky.app/profile/laurenrelarkin.bsky.social/post/3mtrddcqjfk2c Faith in Jesus--faith that justifies us w God and ceases our selfish and self-consumed pursuits @ self-righteousness that come from self-justification--liberates us to be in the world in a real & fulfilled way. For Paul, faith is eager to manifest in loving deeds https://laurenrelarkin.com/2026/08/23/what-now/23 Aug 2026 17:37 +0000at://did:plc:cy6srepuzeskzlypcqsjivc5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtrddcqjfk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/laurenrelarkin.bsky.social/post/3mtrakkxxs32kThe Roman Christians are to be and do in the world in a way that their persons and their being are daily sacrifices to God, midwives and child-bearers bringing forth God’s will and reign, not concerning themselves w/ getting it perfect but with getting it aligned to God’s love made known in Christ http://laurenrelarkin.com/2026/08/23/what-now/23 Aug 2026 16:47 +0000at://did:plc:cy6srepuzeskzlypcqsjivc5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtrakkxxs32khttps://bsky.app/profile/laurenrelarkin.bsky.social/post/3mtljibpiuc2c#TFW Your *upcoming* aar paper is the first hit on a google search... #NewLevelAchieved21 Aug 2026 10:11 +0000at://did:plc:cy6srepuzeskzlypcqsjivc5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtljibpiuc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/laurenrelarkin.bsky.social/post/3mt7ocjibns2tShe has demonstrated for us and set the example for what it looks like to love someone so much, that there isn’t anything you wouldn’t do to secure their liberation and bring them true life. http://laurenrelarkin.com/2026/08/16/in-her-footsteps/16 Aug 2026 17:05 +0000at://did:plc:cy6srepuzeskzlypcqsjivc5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt7ocjibns2thttps://bsky.app/profile/laurenrelarkin.bsky.social/post/3mssiq3j5r22aWell hello 430 am, my old friend.... https://static.klipy.com/ii/4493325008d34b7bf8cd6813cd5c1619/fb/05/p5Gsjl8ZYm5A.gif?hh=374&ww=224&mp4=9cRa8JET2Z5bb6g&webm=YYHkvZm1K2mIKbHt11 Aug 2026 11:21 +0000at://did:plc:cy6srepuzeskzlypcqsjivc5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mssiq3j5r22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/laurenrelarkin.bsky.social/post/3msq3ixmtxm2qI wrote this for the student body of Ascension Episcopal School on our first Eucharist/Opening Service of the year (or thereabouts) when I was the theology teacher there (8th, 11th-12th). Walking with those students, even on the bad days, was one of the best experiences I've ever had vocationally. http://laurenrelarkin.com/2026/08/10/icymi-from-2018-why-i-love-preaching/10 Aug 2026 12:19 +0000at://did:plc:cy6srepuzeskzlypcqsjivc5/app.bsky.feed.post/3msq3ixmtxm2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/laurenrelarkin.bsky.social/post/3msq2yb5owc2aMaintaining the flow of thought from the beginning of the letter through chapter 9, Paul reiterates the thesis of the letter: the one who is righteous is the one who believes in Christ and is justified by faith alone. https://laurenrelarkin.com/2026/08/09/what-now-centrality-of-confession/10 Aug 2026 12:10 +0000at://did:plc:cy6srepuzeskzlypcqsjivc5/app.bsky.feed.post/3msq2yb5owc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/laurenrelarkin.bsky.social/post/3mso33dz3wm2gConfession, for Paul, levels the playing field.Anyone who believes in Christ, anyone who confesses Jesus is Lord, and anyone who calls upon the name of the Lord (ref. Joel) are saved, whether one is Jewish or Greek. http://laurenrelarkin.com/2026/08/09/what-now-centrality-of-confession/09 Aug 2026 17:06 +0000at://did:plc:cy6srepuzeskzlypcqsjivc5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mso33dz3wm2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/laurenrelarkin.bsky.social/post/3msayzoazmc2aThe final projects for my summer class at BSK are rolling in. The class I taught was "Love and Resistance: The Role of Resistance in our Lives". I gave them a lot of liberty to do what they wanted for their "A projects." There were four essential requirements.04 Aug 2026 12:25 +0000at://did:plc:cy6srepuzeskzlypcqsjivc5/app.bsky.feed.post/3msayzoazmc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/laurenrelarkin.bsky.social/post/3ms72bn4qwc2aWhat weirdo at LSN linked #DorotheeSölle and #MartinLuther together in the same newsletter... 👀 🤭 [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Aug 2026 17:42 +0000at://did:plc:cy6srepuzeskzlypcqsjivc5/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms72bn4qwc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/laurenrelarkin.bsky.social/post/3ms4j353gik2j...into these covenants (even the new one) the Roman Christians are adopted into by faith in Christ apart from any deed. Thus, they cannot boast in the new covenant being theirs alone. God elects and God calls... https://laurenrelarkin.com/2026/08/02/what-now-not-replaced-or-forsaken/02 Aug 2026 17:29 +0000at://did:plc:cy6srepuzeskzlypcqsjivc5/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms4j353gik2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/laurenrelarkin.bsky.social/post/3ms4hxtd4372iWe should so desire all to experience God’s grace and mercy, forgiveness and unconditional love that we’d be willing to ditch our status so that those over there who are convinced they are abandoned by God would be convinced otherwise. http://laurenrelarkin.com/2026/08/02/what-now-not-replaced-or-forsaken/02 Aug 2026 17:09 +0000at://did:plc:cy6srepuzeskzlypcqsjivc5/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms4hxtd4372ihttps://bsky.app/profile/laurenrelarkin.bsky.social/post/3mrlbreaa4k2aWe are called to live and spread grace, overhauling the power of sin and death one person at a time. We are called to love because we were first loved. https://laurenrelarkin.com/2026/07/26/what-now-foreknown-called-justified-and-glorified/26 Jul 2026 21:03 +0000at://did:plc:cy6srepuzeskzlypcqsjivc5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrlbreaa4k2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/laurenrelarkin.bsky.social/post/3mrksdn4bzb2sWhat do we do with this very good news? What now? Well, we treasure it, let our weary and skeptical minds bath in it, our broken hearts heal in it, and our fatigued and exhausted bodies rest in it. We should let it wash over us, soak us down to the marrow, and let it begin to take root in our souls http://laurenrelarkin.com/2026/07/26/what-now-foreknown-called-justified-and-glorified/26 Jul 2026 16:26 +0000at://did:plc:cy6srepuzeskzlypcqsjivc5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrksdn4bzb2shttps://bsky.app/profile/laurenrelarkin.bsky.social/post/3mr3rbbid5e27"In this pastoral moment, allow me to back you up.  I am thrilled to declare that the gospel offers holistic liberation, freedom from sin, fear, injustice, and every burden that confines us, restoring God's love within all humanity." http://laurenrelarkin.com/2026/07/20/tupac-shakurs-how-can-we-be-free-a-guest-post-by-the-rev-anthony-stevenson/20 Jul 2026 16:57 +0000at://did:plc:cy6srepuzeskzlypcqsjivc5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr3rbbid5e27https://bsky.app/profile/laurenrelarkin.bsky.social/post/3mqzduefyes2a....as these Roman Christians participate in the divine revolution of love, life, and liberation the creation begins to receive liberation from the vile ways of the kingdom of humanity, liberated unto and into God’s glory through those who dare to follow Jesus. https://laurenrelarkin.com/2026/07/19/what-now-children-of-god/19 Jul 2026 17:52 +0000at://did:plc:cy6srepuzeskzlypcqsjivc5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqzduefyes2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/laurenrelarkin.bsky.social/post/3mqz77jwxme2xWe are, by the presence of the divine Spirit and our faith, adopted children of God. And thus, as adopted children of God, we move and act in the world differently because we are inspired by and drafted into God’s reign and mission of the divine revolution of love, life, and liberation. http://laurenrelarkin.com/2026/07/19/what-now-children-of-god/19 Jul 2026 16:29 +0000at://did:plc:cy6srepuzeskzlypcqsjivc5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqz77jwxme2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/laurenrelarkin.bsky.social/post/3mpw4yjrkjs2hThe necessary intervention and needed disruption to help bring the outer person into alignment with the inner person is no one else but the mediator Jesus Christ of Nazareth, this man who is God. https://laurenrelarkin.com/2026/07/05/what-now-simul-justus-et-peccator/05 Jul 2026 17:46 +0000at://did:plc:cy6srepuzeskzlypcqsjivc5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpw4yjrkjs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/laurenrelarkin.bsky.social/post/3mpvzjvut7u2aWhat Now?: Simul Justus et Peccator “‘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.’”[i] Introduction The last two Sundays we’ve covered Paul’s argument in Romans 6… http://laurenrelarkin.com/2026/07/05/what-now-simul-justus-et-peccator/05 Jul 2026 16:44 +0000at://did:plc:cy6srepuzeskzlypcqsjivc5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpvzjvut7u2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/laurenrelarkin.bsky.social/post/3mpglatgpyc2rBagpipes get me EVERY TIME @abdnunipress.bsky.social graduation https://static.klipy.com/ii/39f2394ae36df6e199be9eb7c9fa1012/02/31/WKkSUefv.gif?hh=498&ww=498&mp4=F13db4vNSmICLn5Ab&webm=b17aDH8MtA7XGx929 Jun 2026 13:19 +0000at://did:plc:cy6srepuzeskzlypcqsjivc5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpglatgpyc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/laurenrelarkin.bsky.social/post/3mpej52fvp222We are not, according to Paul, free to return to our old ways and old patterns and the patterns of the kingdom of humanity. We are enslaved to God’s righteousness made known in Christ and proclaimed and promoted by the power of the Holy Spirit. https://laurenrelarkin.com/2026/06/28/what-now-liberated-unto-life-and-love/28 Jun 2026 17:35 +0000at://did:plc:cy6srepuzeskzlypcqsjivc5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpej52fvp222https://bsky.app/profile/laurenrelarkin.bsky.social/post/3mpehrcsiy42fWe are free and liberated by faith and God’s grace revealed in Christ Jesus, this man who is God. However, we are not liberated unto autonomy or ease ; liberation from sin and death unto righteousness and life puts a “claim” on us... http://laurenrelarkin.com/2026/06/28/what-now-liberated-unto-life-and-love/28 Jun 2026 17:11 +0000at://did:plc:cy6srepuzeskzlypcqsjivc5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpehrcsiy42fhttps://bsky.app/profile/laurenrelarkin.bsky.social/post/3moxw2353bc22I truly believe it's an honor to grade my student's work. I learn so much from their thoughtful and honest reflections and comments. It's the only time I have, too, that's one on one (especially true when I teach long distance). I *get* to dialogue with them in the margins of their work... #grateful23 Jun 2026 17:22 +0000at://did:plc:cy6srepuzeskzlypcqsjivc5/app.bsky.feed.post/3moxw2353bc22https://bsky.app/profile/laurenrelarkin.bsky.social/post/3mosjgzukdc2kPaul anchors the believer’s new life not in the old life and person of the kingdom of humanity, but in the new person who is of the reign of God and who identifies (by faith) with Christ’s death and resurrection. http://laurenrelarkin.com/2026/06/21/what-now-new-creatures-by-gods-grace/21 Jun 2026 13:53 +0000at://did:plc:cy6srepuzeskzlypcqsjivc5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mosjgzukdc2k