(Message given at Wayside Friends Church on April 30, 2023) Steve Sherwood likes to draw attention/tease me about how much I enjoyed high school as a Clackamas Cavalier. And it’s true, I did; and it’s true, it’s not normal, and definitely is worthy of being …
Read MoreLittle Communities
(Message given December 18, 2022 at Wayside Friends Church) How do we look honestly at this world, and still find God’s work of hope? If you follow me online during this advent season, you may question whether I am truly looking for hope, because I …
Read MoreFully Human
(Message given at Wayside Friends Church on Feb. 28, 2021) What are you known for? One of the things I’m known for is popping off in the chat of video calls, so feel free to use the chat to hijack everyone’s attention from this message …
Read MoreIncarnation
(Message given at Wayside Friends Church on December 22, 2019) The song of the season I want to launch from tonight is actually just a part of a stanza from “Hark the Herald Angels Sing.” “Veiled in flesh the Godhead see; hail th’incarnate deity; pleased, …
Read MoreThree Legs on a Broken Stool
Since this is my spiritual retreat, I’ve been focusing on sites that reflect my own Christian spirituality. I’m finding vast micro-worlds to explore, each with its own long history, tradition, values, and emphases. What is it I’m looking for? That’s a fair question, and I …
Read MoreThrough the Roof
Disruption. Annoyance. Invasion. Before Sunday night, I had never thought those words in regard to one of the stories of Jesus…and now I can’t stop thinking about it that way. It’s my friend and pastor Elizabeth’s fault. The story is in Mark chapter 2. Some …
Read MoreA Trigger Word Redeemed
This is a guest post. A friend of mine spoke words recently which deserve careful attention by others. For various reasons, she is not able to be public online, so I offered to post her words anonymously. Her story and her thoughtfulness show us a view …
Read MoreFire Grew In My Soul
Our stories, our experiences. This is all we really have to share, all we really have to build connections and community with each other. To tell our stories, to share our experiences requires us to reflect, to ponder, to get enough distance from the circling …
Read MoreRound 2–Come Thou Long Expected Jesus
The moral of the story is, despite all your yelling over the years, I’m actually decent at seating. The 9, 10, and 11 seeds got the upsets (and the 12 seed almost did), but other than that it held to form. Here are your new …
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