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Standing Together
One of the best things about this faith community is the way we support one another. We do that through…
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Changing Habits
When I was serving my last church community I would go out to breakfast every Thursday to write my sermon.…
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Sacred Signs
I grew up in a progressive, social justice oriented church. My Sunday School classrooms had Corita Kent prints on the…
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God on the Edges
I’m not one of those folks that thinks the church is dying. I think the church is changing, but that…
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Low Sunday
This past week we had a low Sunday, mostly because the Sellwood Bridge and many neighborhood roads was closed all…
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Room to Dream
It is amazing how much more creative and imaginative I feel now that my anxiety is under control and I’m…
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Slowing Down
This fall we started with a bang. We augmented our normal schedule with two book groups, youth group, worship, and…
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The Value of a Day
Today is one of those days where I’ve been working since I got up early this morning, but I have…
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Making Adjustments
It seems like just when we have it figured out here at SFC things change and we have to adapt.…
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God’s Great Big World
Last year we were deeply saddened and greatly angered by the shootings at Mother Bethel AME in Charleston. In our…
