Is Community Service the Same as Loving Your Neighbor?
“We are racist.” The words came out as both realization and confession. Courtney was reacting to a conversation I was facilitating about...
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Blogs
- Jun 21
- 4 min
Ready or Not: Navigating Life’s Transitions
Somethings are timely because they have a deadline. The sermon is due Sunday morning, ready or not-it’s time! For me, the moving van is...
- Apr 23
- 4 min
Moving Forward
What to take with us, what to leave behind. How do we decide? You may remember that my husband and I are at the beginning of a move that...
- Mar 19
- 3 min
Tiptoeing toward Change
As we sat on the deck of my dear friend’s home on Whidbey Island, over-looking the Sound, we talked about “tiptoeing toward retirement.” ...
- Feb 21
- 4 min
Is the Church a Business?
By Rev. Michael Girlinghouse The social ministry committee of a large, suburban church stood before their council to propose adopting and...
- Jan 24
- 2 min
"We Tried That Already" and other helpful complaints.
“We tried that already. It didn’t work.” I don’t like hearing that. But it’s worse when I don’t hear it, when I just see their eyes roll,...
- Dec 13, 2023
- 3 min
How to disappoint people on Christmas Eve.
The family service was over, the next two services had a different tone and a different sermon. The windows next to the parking lot were...
- Oct 26, 2023
- 3 min
Just Jesus, Unless...
“We need to get back to Jesus. Just Jesus” the bishop* proclaimed. The singer had just finished a rousing version of “Give me Jesus!” ...
- Sep 20, 2023
- 4 min
I'm Not Lost, I'm Exploring!
On the sabbath day we went outside the gate by the river, where we supposed there was a place of prayer; and we sat down and spoke to the...
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