Caroline Smith KittlePerfect Love Casts Out Fear: Thoughts on Trump’s Campaign of Fear and Punishment1) Love those you can see; 2) Immigrants/LGBTQ+ folks will not be cut off; 3) Find rest from this heavy burden.Nov 6Nov 6
Caroline Smith KittleThe Two-State Solution, CrucifiedLike actors on the world stage, I see Biden, Netanyahu, Hamas, and the crowd all have a role to play in this tragic/redemptive(?) story.May 9May 9
Caroline Smith KittleThe Love is Mutual/Despise the Shame/You BelongI just got back from a trip to Sedona with longtime, close friends…Mar 11Mar 11
Caroline Smith Kittle“G-d Seeks that Which is Pursued”: On Israel/Palestine(My loved one said: “You don’t know enough about this to speak!”)Oct 26, 2023Oct 26, 2023
Caroline Smith Kittle“Come All Who Carry Heavy Burdens” On Loving Others as OurselvesDepression is not a sin, but what depression does, no sin can do / Yet where the danger lies grows that which saves.Apr 14, 2023Apr 14, 2023
Caroline Smith KittleDivided We Fall: Instead, Join with the OppressedWhat does it look like for Christians to stop imposing “Know MY God,” and instead join with the oppressed?Mar 2, 2023Mar 2, 2023
Caroline Smith KittleLegendary Drag Queens Bring On the Holy Spirit (To the Shame of the Church Who Would Condemn Them)It’s an upside down world when judgmental folks call themselves “Christian,” and the outcasts of Christianity embody love.Sep 30, 20221Sep 30, 20221
Caroline Smith Kittle“Perfect Love Casts Out Fear”: As Youth Pastor at LGBTQ+ Affirming Church — What if we Fear Love?I recently saw a headline that said: “Your problem isn’t laziness, it’s fear.” And I wondered, what would our lives be like without fear…Sep 11, 20221Sep 11, 20221
Caroline Smith KittleThe (Gendered) Story Behind the Story: Feminist Jewish Stories Hidden within Sacred Christian TextsWithin ancient feminist readings of the Bible/moving beyond the gender binary today are themes of revelation: the stories behind the story.Aug 4, 2022Aug 4, 2022
Caroline Smith Kittle“For I Am Love-Sick”: Mental Illness and the Condition of Right LoveMy journey of madness and finding loveJul 12, 2022Jul 12, 2022