Ken welcomes Judy Peterson, also known as "The Walking Pastor." In 2019, Judy's eleven-year tenure as Campus Pastor at a highly respected Christian university (North Park U. in Chicago) came to an unwelcome end. She was terminated because she officiated a same-sex wedding. Earlier in her working career, while she tended bar in a popular tavern, she had a powerful spiritual encounter. That faith came into focus as she set out on a spiritual journey. She walked across the United States (from the Pacific to the Atlantic) in a quest to know what it means to "walk with God." A graduate of North Park University, she earned both a B.A. and an M. Div. The crisis of her firing tested her faith. While she understands and appreciates the process of deconstruction, she prefers to call it composting. Today, she is founder and President of Haecceitas Inc. designed "to create spaces where those who feel disconnected from their faith might (re)discover a God who delights in each and everyone making a space for themselves in close proximity to the Divine." Judy shares her personal story of awakenings, inviting us all to join in the dance. SHOW NOTES
Judy Peterson on Twitter | The RNS Article from 2019
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Pastor-at-large, Pres. of Haecceitas Inc, daily walker, long thinker, tenacious optimist making a run at loving God and neighbor.
“Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God. Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.” (Luke 12:6-7)
The hope of Haecceitas Inc is to create spaces where those who are often seen as, or who often feel worth-less, find they are not forgotten, but are treasured as a once an eternity, irreplaceable, unrepeatable act of God.
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“Even the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may have her young— a place near your altar, LORD Almighty, my King and my God.” (Psalm 84:3)
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The hope of Haecceitas Inc, is to create spaces where those who feel disconnected from their faith (re)discover a God who delights in each and every one making a space for themselves in close proximity to the Divine.
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