Upcoming Stuff

Tonight, I’m doing live Substack video with my friends,

Dina Bell-Laroche

and

Wisdom of Grief

. Here’s the link for you to join us at 6:30pm central time. If you’re looking to expand your heart and mind around grief, then you’ll like the conversation.

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This Friday, May 30, at 1pm, don’t miss

Tori E. Owens

talking to the author of The Shack,

Paul Young

. Paul is new to Substack, but not new to the world. Has there been anyone in the last couple of decades who has helped expand imaginations around love, loss, grief, and the divine, as much as Paul? Maybe not. Here’s the link.

And here are some nice author conversations Tori and I have in the queue:
June 6: Chris Hansen from

Open and Relational Parenting

and

John Pohl

June 13:

Matthew David Segall

June 22:

Rev. Benjamin R. Cremer

(note this one happens on a Sunday evening.)
June 27: Mattie Jo Cowsertj from

God, Sex, and Rich People

Upcoming In-Person Stuff

My favorite annual mountain theological get-together happens the first week of July just outside Teton National Park. Click this ORTCON ‘25 to register. I think the title of my session will be Jesus is the Answer Question.

What about a non-mountain theological get-together? Glad you asked. It’s Theology Beer Camp and it happens Oct 16-18. I’ll be there talking a little mimesis and open and relational theology. Grab a ticket soon. Not only does the price increase at the end of June, but also, there’s a limit to the number of participants this year.

Upcoming Book Stuff

I’m clavicle-deep into a series I’ll be introducing sometime in late Summer or early Fall called the Micro-Theology Series (or hmmm …. should it be lowercase micro-theology series? 🤔). The series will be "micro" in word count only. The topics span a wide breadth of theological inquiry.

I’ve been thinking about taking a “micro” approach for a few different reasons:

1. Because of the interesting work my neuro-spicy, Substack friend

   Darien Gee
   , has been doing with something she calls micro prose.

2. Unless you work in the Fantasy genre, with its seemingly unending appetite for 900-page doorstoppers 😂, a writer should probably recognize, at least from time to time, that modern-day readers have modern-day attention spans.

3. Also, because why not?

Not that I don't have plenty of other things to be working on—oh, hey, do you know about LoveHaiti? Gosh, you should. Providing education? Healthcare? In some of the world's poorest and most desperate situations? Plus, a compelling origin story? Yeah, click the link. Think about it. ♥️🇭🇹

Thanks everyone, I hope you are doing well. Never hesitate to reach out. Might take be a couple of days to respond, but I’ll be there.

✌🏼Jonathan

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