# Lynn Casteel Harper

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Wake Up (Lynn Casteel Harper)

"The night is over and it is time to meet the day. It is time to know the deep rhythms of our soul’s distinct time, to tune into the tempos and patterns of our own communities, to pay attention to the timbre of our political moment, and to arise and respond with faith and courage."//Romans 13:8-14O…

Lynn Casteel Harper, A Theology of Dementia

Sponsors: Fuller Seminary & The Center for Congregational Health. Music by Nicolai Heidlas from HookSounds.com

Good News & Great Joy at the Edge (Rev. Lynn Casteel Harper)

"It is not the hope of a sudden end to problems, but rather the good news that Jesus is with us on the edge, guiding us along the rocky path, redeeming the edge with us as we go."Where have you found Jesus on the edge this season?//Luke 2: 8-12In that region there were shepherds living in the field…

S10:E1 - ON VANISHING || LYNN CASTEEL HARPER

In this first episode of Season 10, Micheal Pope will be joined by Lynn Casteel Harper, who is a writer, minister, and chaplain. Lynn is the author of On Vanishing (Published by Catapult, April 2020), a nonfiction book that explores the dimensions of spirituality, social justice, and dementia. Lynn…

Cold and Broken (Rev. Lynn Casteel Harper)

"The cross on our foreheads on Ash Wednesday is not a victory mark. It is a cold and it's a broken hallelujah. Because ours is a faith that resists triumphalism, resists any attempt to downplay or spiritualize suffering. Our hallelujahs and our hope are always rooted in the truth of suffering, not …

Memory's Chaplain: A Conversation With Lynn Casteel Harper (encore)

Rev. Lynn Casteel Harper discusses her book On Vanishing: Mortality, Dementia and What it Means to Disappear, a call for communities of faith to rethink the value of people coping with memory loss.

The Duty of Delight (Rev. Lynn Casteel Harper)

"Mary didn’t rejoice because she was blissfully unaware of real-world danger; rather, she rejoices through it as a radical practice in faithfulness."What is one thing you can rejoice about today?//Luke 1:46My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior.//This episode was writte…

Episode 20:4 Lynn Casteel Harper on Why Dementia is a Disappearing Act

Lynn Casteel Harper explores the myths and metaphors surrounding dementia and aging in her debut book. Discover why this work has been chosen as a New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice. About Lynn Lynn Casteel Harper is an essayist, minister, and chaplain. Her debut book, On Vanishing: Morta…

Companionable Silence | Lynn Casteel Harper

Send us Fan Mail What do you do when the people you're caring for can't give you certainty that you're doing it right? Lynn Casteel Harper—minister, chaplain, and author of On Vanishing: Mortality, Dementia, and What It Means to Disappear—spent years with people living with dementia. Not trying to …