That's What She Said

Identity Politics: Who Are You? 1/8

Ken Ehrke














I Am Not Only Good Enough -- I Am Enough! Ken Ehrke visits us to speak about fully embodying Sabbath Rest in Exodus 20:8-11.
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NSFC: Spirituality, Sex, and Longing in the Song of Songs 6/6

Rev. Dr. Katie Hays














Longing for Intimacy with God is Sexy. The sex described in the Song of Songs is neither transactional (the joining of families and property) nor procreative. It’s just the pure pleasure of wanting, enjoying, and wanting again the complete union of one person with another. The church has long interpreted this erotic state of being as a spiritual state of being. Human beings are made to long for connection with their Creator, and so the SoS is read as a love song in praise of the human and Divine as lovers, estranged but ready for passionate reunion.
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NSFC: Spirituality, Sex, and Longing in the Song of Songs 5/6

Rev. Dr. Katie Hays














Monogamy is Sexy. These lovers anticipate their marriage, but even before the covenant vows they are pledged solely to each other. This is not a constraint on their freedom but the very nature of the height of love: that each lover is so consumed by passion for the other that there is simply no room for anyone else in their hearts or minds. (See especially 5:9ff; 6:3; 6:9; 7:10.) This is both a marital and theological claim: that monogamous marriage (the consummation of one love over one lifetime) trains our hearts for the loyalty of monotheism.
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NSFC: Spirituality, Sex, and Longing in the Song of Songs 4/6

Rev. Dr. Katie Hays














Mutuality is Sexy. Notably, the SoS is a duet between lovers – a woman and man, in this case. Moreover, the woman’s voice is first and last, and it is she who sets the terms of their relationship in both love and sex. The lovers seek each other, wait for each other, ask for each other, pine for each other, in a way that demonstrates a startling parity between the genders for that time (and ours). Enthusiastic consent, indeed.
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NSFC: Spirituality, Sex, and Longing in the Song of Songs 3/6

Jillian Moran














Come as You Are. The Corinthian Christians worried about what they needed to change, repair, or complete before they could be accepted into the fellowship of Christ. Paul responds that God’s call comes before our lives are well in order, and perfection (or even having your shit together) is not a prerequisite. God invites messy people in messy circumstances into relationship first, and to let the Holy Spirit transform them when the time comes for it. Especially during Pride Month, this text reminds us that God’s welcome is not only for people who conform to a certain standard, but for all anyone willing to answer when God calls. Jillian Moran is preaching.
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