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Taking a stand

by | Jun 28, 2022 | Uncategorized

This week our Oregon-Idaho area United Methodist leaders from all churches and ministries met together. Each year we work through the business of the church, including things like approving minimum salary for pastors, voting to close churches, approving ministry...

UGH

by | Jun 21, 2022 | Uncategorized

I was struggling on Saturday. Suddenly I found myself with no tech people and no musician for morning worship. I was trying to call through the lists of folks in our parish who could play for morning worship and getting lots of nos. It was Father’s Day, Pride,...

Good Enough

by | Jun 14, 2022 | Uncategorized

This week I went Strawberry picking, which is one of may favorite Oregony things to do. I haven’t gone in years!  And as I was driving home with my couple pounds of strawberries what I realized is I haven’t gone strawberry picking for 2 reasons. One is...

Proud

by | Jun 7, 2022 | Uncategorized

I sometimes still cannot believe that I serve a reconciling congregation. 22 years ago, when I was in seminary, I was part of a group called Sacred Worth that was about claiming the sacred worth of LGBTQ+ persons in the church. It seemed like we would never live in a...

Living in the midst of heartbreak

by | Jun 1, 2022 | Uncategorized

Uvalde, Buffalo, Chattanooga, Las Vegas, Florence South Carolina, Charleston, University City, Taft, and more. In Portland this weekend there were 10 shootings with 10 people injured in less than 24 hours. ENOUGH Gun violence is a public health crisis. June 3rd is Gun...