Admin Raph @raphael@interfaith.masto.host

#introduction
hello all I am Raphael and I am the admin of interfaith.masto.host, an interfaith instance that welcomes all faith/religion/spirituality/term of your choosing backgrounds and people to come and discuss their beliefs in a respectful and fun manner.

I myself consider myself a Christian and am currently in seminary getting my Masters of Divinity. I am still exploring the bounds of my faith as a queer latine Christian and what that means for me.

I hope you may join me in your journey

Wishing everyone a blessed and contemplative Ash Wednesday and Lenten season

There's been changes to the course schedule at seminary and they added a class called "Race Talk" which I'm considering taking given how interesting the description sounds.

I literally have nothing to do for my assignments until like next week (which is just a weekend away I suppose) but I'm just sitting here not knowing what to do and I want to read this book on the connection between Christ and mental health, but I feel like I *can't* because I have school....

In any case, this Christ-mental health connection book is still so fascinating I need more of these

hot take of the day i just saw: does Paul from the bible is gay? 🤔

Welcome @reverenddaeyunkimphd

I’m reading Genesis for the first time in a long time and I know these names have been anglicized (sp?) and translated into English in many ways, but why would someone with such a cool name as Mahalalel call your child Jared?????

i was reading a book that introduced briefly (in a sentence, not even going into it in detail so i dont think it was even introducing bu anyways) the concept of Samson from the bible's hair being dreadlocks and I'm like interesting! I'll admit I've never thought of that because of the inherent whiteness of western Christianity, so I looked up pictures and this was the first image on google images and im disappointed

The advent devotional I wrote in was just published! Check it out: https://www.dsf.edu/advent2020

Lol

Oh no I’m on the wrong account

Welcome new user @CounselingTechnician !

SOMEONE WROTE ON FB "created by God" BUT IT WAS HANDWRITTEN AND I THOUGHT IT SAID CREATED BY COD AND IM SCREAMING

welcome new user @mosesgikomba !

in writing a paper i wrote "graxe" and i thought "wow a new inclusive term for grace" and smh

Sometimes in the midst of this really chaotic time I get this like overwhelming wave of calm for like a solid minute out of nowhere where my emotions just stop and I feel so peaceful and at ease for just one good minute and when I realize its there, it's gone! And I just think that's God placing a hand on me and saying You, you are good, you will be ok, I guarantee it.
Thank you God.