A creative collaboration between Trinity United Methodist Church and Sellwood Faith Community

Last week I attended my 20th High School reunion.  My friend Matt suggested I use the reunion as the theme for my sermon the following day.  I had already finished work on Sunday morning, so instead I thought I would use his advice for this blog.Going to my...

This past week I attended one of SFC's gateway events, Spiritually Thirsty.  We started way back in our first year having drinks and discussion at a local bar once a month.  As our community evolved one of our leaders took over the event, renamed it, and...

One of the great things about the ministry we are doing is they way it spins off in new ways.  This spring one of our core group started a new program called meditation hikes.  The idea was to help people tap into the deep spiritually connectedness that many...

At Sellwood Faith Community we are a people who try to embody a sense of welcome.  We don't require a belief in God to engage in service or come have a conversation over dinner.  We've welcomed atheists, Buddhists, humanists, and others into our midst and...

Last night as we were preparing for dinner I was stuck.  I wasn't sure whether we should have dinner inside or outside.  Our house was a balmy 87 degrees, even with the portable air conditioner blowing out cold air for several hours.  Outside the bulk...

This past month we launched our website for SFC, sellwoodfaithcommunity.org .  It's a great place to check out our calendar, read the week's new blog, and learn more about what we are doing and who we are.  One of our members created it for us and...

This past week has been one of such sorrow.  We talk about mental illness, racism, confederate flags, gun control, terrorism, hate, and it all seems to be a big pool of words and more words and yet nothing changes.  I saw a tweet this week by Laura Turner...

A couple of years ago I worked with an amazing pastor who wrote at least one thank you note a week. He wrote to his neighbors who beautified their yard and made his evening walk more enjoyable, he wrote to church members who went above and beyond, he wrote to the...