Belonging to God’s Good

A Church Anew Study on Genesis

Episode 1: Leaving Eden (Genesis 3)

In this episode, Rev. Meta reflects on the importance of boundaries, the dangers of striving for perfection instead of being satisfied with ‘enough,’ and how God pushes us out of Eden and into the real world — to relationships and community.

Rev. Meta Herrick Carlson is a pastor at Bethlehem Lutheran Church Twin Cities. She and her husband live in Minneapolis with three loud and sticky kids. Meta is working on a book about the blessing of interruptions, but it’s slow going because she keeps getting interrupted.

“I imagine a world in which we are liberated from fear and shame, where everyone honors their real selves. It is good soil for planting consent, mercy, and joy that grow and flourish.”