Monthly Archives: March 2016

By Steve Garnaas-Holmes [Editor’s Note: I’m feeling the need to end this Lenten blog on an Easter note since we are, as clergy are fond of saying, not so much crucifixion people as we are resurrection people! Who better to provide … Continue reading →

By Kelly Hume, sung on Palm Sunday by Barbara Hume & Holly White Two hearts full of sorrow, two stories to tell, they walked hand in hand up Calvary hill Two Marys, two Marys One spoke of swaddling a child … Continue reading →

By Anne Kundtz This is it, I tell You, sinking into a pew too tired for prayer, or for the worries I bring. Nod off in exhaustion in a church where I am not a member, but drawn to its breath. … Continue reading →

By Daniel Love The call arrives unexpectedly, unbidden and walks through a doorway and enters our lives. Something happens which we did not expect that requires us to shift our perspective and open our eyes to this new possibility. It … Continue reading →

By Kath Shipps During this season of reflection may we address and correct our darkness, opening ourselves to rebirth and resurrection. After raising her kids, Kath pursued a MA in social work and then went into clinical practice for 25 … Continue reading →

By Jim Phinney First, a local version of Palm Sunday: Jesus rides a donkey up East Day Road. There have been a couple of big storms in previous days. The ground is littered with windfall. The people of Grace Church … Continue reading →

By Peter Drury Last week, this time, I spent a few days in a retreat with bereaved parents ~ parents who had lost children, at their youngest ages, to sudden infant death, stillbirth, miscarriage(s), or other kinds of tragedies. I’m … Continue reading →

By Jen Breen Kelly and I met in 1st Grade at North Beach Elementary School.  She wore overalls and tube socks with rainbows. She taught me how to play kick the can, climb a tree, and boss siblings around. She … Continue reading →

By Florrie Munat with gratitude to Scott Kennedy After he had washed their feet, had put on his robe, and had returned to the table, he said to them, “Do you know what I have done to you? You call … Continue reading →

By Valerie Reinke If you’ve been going to church for many years, chances are you’ve heard most of the stories of the Bible and have a working familiarity with Jesus’ life.  So it’s rare – if ever – that you … Continue reading →