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Holy Basketball
Our daughter is a basketball player and for the past two years we have led a basketball team in our…
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Goosebumps
Yesterday as we were drinking coffee and talking about life a hush fell over the room. It was weird the…
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Moving Too Fast
Lately ministry is requiring me to dig deep and find that last drop of energy. More days than I would…
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Walking Away From A Full House
Part of the deal in forming the Parish was that we would still have regular brunches for the Sellwood Faith…
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Showing Up Makes a Difference
One of my key strategies as a church planter is to show up. And time and time again this strategy…
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Ashes and Dust
I am sitting in my darkened office with a dusting of ashes on my forehead. My eyes are red from…
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Signs of Spring
Recently I was walking across the college campus that is down the block from Trinity United Methodist Church’s building. It…
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This Countercultural Life
This past Tuesday instead of watching the hoopla and spin of the political drama unfolding in the US, a small…
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Sparkly Shoed Evangelism
A dear friend recently invited me to a holiday party, so I of course showed up in my best, most…
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My Cup Runneth Over with Deacons
My husband Jeff is an ordained Deacon. In the United Methodist Church Deacons are specialized ministers. When they are ordained…
