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Agape SDSU Fall Update
Greg’s vision for taking our hospitality outdoors has been so fruitful! With the pandemic and planned construction to replace the house,...
Darin Johnson
Oct 18, 20242 min read


What's This For?
This summer, we were welcomed into the team of interfaith professionals who support students, faculty, and staff at UC San Diego. The...

Greg Tuttle
Oct 18, 20241 min read


Expanding Agape
Agape is heading to Torrey Pines! Since the turn of the last century, campus ministry has supported students in around what is now UCSD...

Greg Tuttle
Sep 20, 20241 min read


Welcome Jennifer
Newly-ordained deacon, The Rev. Jennifer Barker, joined Agape's staff this month as our Operations Manager. Jennifer (she/her) comes to...

Greg Tuttle
Sep 20, 20241 min read


Tabling with Torrey
People who love dogs really love dogs and we've found that students, especially, miss their dogs LIKE CRAZY while away at school . Like...

Greg Tuttle
Sep 6, 20241 min read


Finding Community by Rose
I had been going to school for my bachelors at SDSU for five years before I found Agape in January of last year. In all that time, I may...

Agape Guest Writer
May 7, 20242 min read


Meeting People Where They Are
Agape San Diego represents the 70 decade Lutheran•Episcopal presence at San Diego State University. The ministry predates the founding of...

Greg Tuttle
Apr 4, 20242 min read


Episcopal Leadership Academy
Early this semester, The Episcopal Diocese of San Diego mounted Leadership Academy which was a day of learning from the diverse wisdom of...

Greg Tuttle
Apr 4, 20241 min read


An Afternoon with St. Francis
Eco Theology in a Modern World Agape joined members of The San Diego Presbytery at Faith Presbyterian, near campus, for an incredible day...

Greg Tuttle
Apr 4, 20241 min read


Agape Acceptance in the Pre-Stonewall Era
Board President, and Agape Alumnus, Ken Herman remembers the first time he found Agape, and learned of its acceptance.

Agape Guest Writer
Jun 21, 20222 min read


2022 Chili Cook Off: a "newbie" balances tradition and a "new normal"
Jerrica writes about running the traditional event through the lens of the "new normal" post Covid.
Darin Johnson
Jun 17, 20222 min read


What Does the Feast of Assension Mean?
That the cosmos was built like a three-layer cake was a given for much of the ancient, pre-Copernican, world. The thought-to-be flat...
Darin Johnson
May 25, 20222 min read


We Have Free Pizza!
Our Campus Connections master, Greg, talks about the discernment process after a pandemic, and offers free pizza during finals week.

Greg Tuttle
May 18, 20222 min read


Revelations and Mothers
“They will hunger no more, and thirst no more; the sun will not strike them, nor any scorching heat; for the Lamb at the center of the...

Agape Guest Writer
May 6, 20222 min read


May is AAPI Month!
May is Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month. Although there’s no reason why it should be relegated to just one month...
Darin Johnson
May 2, 20221 min read
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What I [Re-]Learned This Lent: No Resurrection Without a Death
With saturation ads for marshmallow birds and chocolate bunnies and pastel everything, I am impressed that Easter remains hidden in plain...
Darin Johnson
Apr 17, 20223 min read


The Women of Good Friday
Many women were eyewitnesses to the crucifixion, “looking on from afar”, but they weren't scared.
Darin Johnson
Apr 15, 20222 min read


The Shadow of Palm Sunday
Palm Sunday is the Sunday one week before Easter–named for the day Jesus entered into Jerusalem, greeted by crowds who laid coats and...
Darin Johnson
Apr 10, 20222 min read


Lent - "Rest Here"
“Come to me all of you, that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.” [Mt 11.28] Greg Tuttle’s idea for our...
Darin Johnson
Mar 22, 20223 min read


What's Lent Got to Do With It? A connection between Lent and Women's History Month
Our campus missioner writes about the connection she has between Lent and Women's History Month.
Darin Johnson
Mar 4, 20221 min read


WEDNESDAY DINNER IN A TIME OF SOCIAL DISTANCE: AN UPDATE FROM AGAPE HOUSE
Peace and grace to you from the Staff and Board of Agape House, Wednesday night was different, Wednesday night was special. Thanks to...
Darin Johnson
Feb 13, 20212 min read


"Avocado Resilience: What is this tree teaching you?" ~ by Darin Johnson, Campus Pastor
[Jesus] told this parable: "A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came looking for fruit on it and found none. So he said...
Darin Johnson
Feb 13, 20212 min read
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