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Hope
As we drove through Detroit earlier this month & saw the three remaining buildings standing in the midst of the…
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Decolonizing Thanksgiving
I love Thanksgiving. I love the food, rolls and turkey and mashed potatoes and yams. I love cooking these special…
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The Kindom At Hand
When I was in seminary in the late 1990’s I deeply struggled with the way our church excluded queer folks.…
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The Road Ahead
It is exhausting to do the work, to show up and listen, to be willing to change, and to reexamine…
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Loss and Gain
This year has not been at all like we expected. Many of us are grieving cancelled plans, lost time with…
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Pumpkins with Justice
Every year we host an event where people share their pumpkins and we raise money for UNICEF. A few years…
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Indigenous People’s Day
When I was in Spain during college I lived in a little town on the bay of Cadiz called El…
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Don’t Think Like Me
My understanding of my job as a pastor is to invite people more deeply into a life of faith. My…
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All About the Benjamins
This has been an uncertain and difficult time. The people of the Parish have not faltered in this time. The…
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We are Responsible
This past week was a difficult one for many of us in Oregon. 10 days of smoke kept us locked…