Michael M. Rose

Scruffy Hope

Not the shiny kind of hope—more the scruffy kind that shows up when optimism packs up and leaves. A reflection on meaning, love, and the quiet courage…

Jan 10 • Michael Rose

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December 2025

Stepping Out of the Spiral

Why Good Causes Go Bad, How Communities Break Down, and the Braver Way of Love

Dec 11, 2025 • Michael Rose

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Open and Relational Theology — A Cordial Response

On Love, Freedom, and the God Who Meets Us in Relationship

Dec 2, 2025 • Michael Rose

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November 2025

The God Our Best Words Can’t Hold

Our best images of God are still only pointers. Hold them lightly —and please, don’t be a dick about them.

Nov 22, 2025 • Michael Rose

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October 2025

The Communion of Becoming

A Teilhardian Inspired Prayer of Consent to Love’s Ongoing Evolution

Oct 31, 2025 • Michael Rose

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What Do You See?

What St. Francis and our modern “lepers” can still teach us about love.

Oct 17, 2025 • Michael Rose

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Faith Rescued: How Process Theology Saved my Faith in God

Process theology emphasizes God’s love over coercive power, offering a soulful vision that inspires genuine hope, even in tough times.

Oct 10, 2025 • Michael Rose

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Sometimes The Kin-dom Smells Like Sheep Poop

Because love hides in the dust, sweat, chaos, and sheep poop, along with the unexpected joy of ordinary work.

Oct 3, 2025 • Michael Rose

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August 2025

Roots Remember What Branches Forget

A story for the days you’re not sure you believe.

Aug 26, 2025 • Michael Rose

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My Lament Beneath “Love Wins”

a confession in the key of trembling.

Aug 19, 2025 • Michael Rose

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Ten Million Resurrections

This is How Love Wins: Small Acts. Big Love. Endless Resurrection.

Aug 12, 2025 • Michael Rose

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Wicked? Oh Please.

Reclaiming Our Hearts from Shame and the Bad Ideas That Keep Us Small. What if your heart isn’t deceitful — just unfinished? Maybe Jeremiah had a bad…

Aug 1, 2025 • Michael Rose

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