Southeast Portland Parish

This week I went Strawberry picking, which is one of may favorite Oregony things to do. I haven’t gone in…

I sometimes still cannot believe that I serve a reconciling congregation. 22 years ago, when I was in seminary, I…

Uvalde, Buffalo, Chattanooga, Las Vegas, Florence South Carolina, Charleston, University City, Taft, and more. In Portland this weekend there were…

How do you learn? If you don’t know something how do you find out the information? If you aren’t where…

Back in those early days of the pandemic we were adapting and adjusting. After 2 years I’m tried of adjusting…

People seem so angry right now. And I’m not just talking about the news out of the supreme court. The…

This blog was originally posted on Hacking Christianity on July 23, 2015. I am sharing it again now in light…

This season we are focusing on practices of healing. We are exploring and creating ways to tend our souls after…

This week one of the things I get to work on is dissolving the Sellwood Faith Community Corporation. This is…

This week we get to sing some of my favorite hymns. I can remember singing these songs surrounded by people…