Rachel Mataraki
Rachel Mataraki is a British artist, curator, writer, educator, and coach living in Japan. After helping in the Tohoku area after the 3/11 Great East Japan Earthquake, she later took graduate courses in art therapy as well as global trauma and training in biblical counseling and international reconciliation. She can most often be found writing, creating, and enjoying tea and leisurely walks with her Fijian husband, and is currently working on a book on Christian identity, neuroscience, and land stewardship. Connect with Rachel here or on Twitter.
OpinionGrief and the Gospel: learning from the Japanese concept of wabi-sabi this Easter
‘Many people have become familiar with the Japanese art of kintsugi – repairing broken pottery with gold. This is the essence of wabi-sabi. Easter isn’t just about victory—it’s about life returning after devastation, not as it was, but as it is now,’ says Rachel Mataraki.
OpinionShould Christian singles take inspiration from Love is Blind?
A handful of singles enter soundproofed ‘pods’ where they then date other singles without ever being able to see their potential companion. This is the TV show everyone is talking about, Love is Blind. Watching purely for cultural research, Rachel Mataraki offers her pros and cons on the popular series.
Opinion'I studied Church abuse and this is what I think about the Mike Pilavachi allegations'
”When initially faced with allegations the instinct across denominations has often been to protect the leader first,” suggests Rachel Mataraki. She says that instead we must learn to bear witness to the suffering of those that come forward.
OpinionFour Japanese New Year traditions and what we can reflect on in our Christian faith
Different cultures can show us something new in our understanding of Jesus, says Rachel Mataraki. Here she shows how God’s fingerprints can be seen in the new year traditions in her home of Japan.
OpinionAre we a bit too obsessed with the Royals? Perhaps this is why
Writer Rachel Mataraki explores our love of the monarchy and asks if there’s something better for us to prize.
