Karen Oliveto

INTO THE DEEP END I have never been one to enjoy a wading pool. Even as a small child, I couldn't wait to jump into the deep end of the pool. I loved being able to not just float on the surface, but dive deep, deeper still, into the watery depths. Funny, it is the way I like to live life as well.

Saturday, November 14, 2020

Where Is Jesus To Be Found

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This week, @sharifawrites asked this question on Twitter: “ I have been imagining where Jesus would be found if he were here (in the United...
Saturday, November 7, 2020

The Dream of a Common Language

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 Today, the United States elected a new president. Looking at the vote tallies, I am struck by what a divided nation we are. It is as if the...
Saturday, October 31, 2020

Are You Running on an Empathy Deficit?

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  This is the Sunday before the presidential election. The United States is feeling more like the Divided States of America as we approach t...
Saturday, October 24, 2020

Learning to Love Ourselves in Order to Love God and Neighbor

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I don’t think we in the church are doing a good job of helping people learn to love themselves. Which makes me wonder if we really know how ...
Monday, October 19, 2020

A CITIZEN OF THE STATE AND A FOLLOWER OF JESUS

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 I have been reflecting on this week’s Gospel lesson, Matthew 22:15-22. It is when the Pharisees, along with the Herodians, try to trap Jesu...
Saturday, October 10, 2020

Rejoice?

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It feels like every day offers us a new assault: another person we know diagnosed with COVID-19, word that someone we know has died, an expe...
Saturday, October 3, 2020

Sitting Beside the Still Waters

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We have been living with tremendous anxiety, tension, and burdens over the past six months. This past week compounded all of that: the diffi...
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Karen Oliveto
I was born on Good Friday and raised in Babylon (a NY town on Long Island). Perhaps that says it all! I am a retired United Methodist Bishop. Before my election to the episcopacy in July 2016, I was senior pastor at Glide Memorial United Methodist Church and an adjunct professor of United Methodist Studies at Pacific School of Religion. I hold a PhD in Religion and Society from Drew University. I love studying the intersection of church and culture. I have a severe case of wanderlust, which I believe I inherited from my Uncle Howie. I am grateful that my ministry affords me opportunities to travel. I love meeting new people, learning from new cultural contexts, and working with communities to change the world.
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