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Dangerous Business

I have always known I am in a dangerous business. This Jesus dude is a radical who makes the comfortable uncomfortable, champions the poor, calls us to justice, and constantly challenges us with notions like love and peace. My work, my very life, is based on some one...

Navigating Waiting

On Thursday May 7th Oregon Governor Kate Brown held a press conference to update Oregonians about the plans to reopen.  Parish leadership began to have conversations about what reopening might look like and how we could be the most safe when our county eventually...

Creating

A long time ago we identified that our dinner gatherings were often very verbal.  We discussed scripture, told stories of our own faith experiences, wrestled with theological positions, and chatted about our lives. Not everyone expresses their faith or experiences...

Flowers

This week I find myself surrounded by flowers.  Some I bought for myself, some from friends, and some from parishioners.  I love flowers, and at one point in my life I bought myself flowers every week for the dining room table. Cats who ate flowers and knocked over...

Continuing to Experiment

Sellwood Faith Community has always been about experimenting and adapting as we try to follow God’s call in our neighborhood. We’ve always had gatherings for meals as the heart of our community, but over the 7 years we have been doing this work in this place we’ve...