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2020

Every new year I reflect on the Wesleyan Covenant Prayer. It reminds me to center God in the year ahead and to let go of my own notions of what I’m supposed to be doing. As we ring in an election year may we all find ways to center on God and reassess what we...

Christmas Chaos

The musician is sick. There is a mistake in the bulletin. The story I originally picked is better than the one I ended up choosing. I’m at church parsing out hymns to our subs, writing up check requests to pay them, revamping my story, and debating with Jayde if...

Quiet

Advent is a quiet season, meant for reflection, for glimpsing light in the darkness. This week we’ll host our annual Longest Night worship gathering.  This is a time for quiet, to claim the grief we feel this season, to sit in the darkness, to recognize the pain...

Advent Waiting

Advent is a season of preparation, of waiting.  For me this time of year is best celebrated by glimpsing lights in the dark, rainy nights of Portland. This is a time of stopping, of breathing.  It’s a starry night sky and the silence of the woods.  Advent is a hushed...