I was preparing for an announcement I hoped to give during our worship service last week and found the following reflection written close to six years ago. I am now on the other end of this, planning and recruiting Seattle folks to join in a week of service and kinship with Church of the Redeemer.… Continue reading Vacation to LA
Category: Faith
“Now Show Me Your Gloryâ€
Moses went up the mountain, early in the morning To see the glory of Yahweh “Come alone†God had instructed “Leave Joshua, Aaron, and Hur below” not even goats or sheep could graze within sight of this meeting only his two feet, two hands, two slabs the basket boy of Nile birth slow of speech… Continue reading “Now Show Me Your Gloryâ€
Crucible
A few weeks back I posted a quotation from Joanne Heim, a woman I have never met in person, but whose blog I have enjoyed reading this past year. She and her husband attended Whitworth while Doug was there, and I found her blog because of a profile in Whitworth’s alumni magazine that featured her… Continue reading Crucible
October 22nd
Ten years ago they took you Past the place where any of us could reach you, We could not pull you back to where you belonged With us I never saw the blood-covered seats Or met the girl they murdered beside you But I saw your shoes And paid for the flowers And sat for… Continue reading October 22nd
A little afternoon eschatology from the four-year-old
“Mommy, do you know Molly has a new, big, three-hole puncher?” “Yes, Aaron, I saw that.” “Mommy, when I become a baby again and get bigger and have to learn how to poop in the potty again, will you buy me a three-hole punch like Molly’s as a prize?” “Sure, Aaron, I’ll do that. But… Continue reading A little afternoon eschatology from the four-year-old
My time is more valuable than this…
“Life’s too short to clean your own home.” The words on the brochure accompanied a sweet, domestic shot of a mother and daughter cuddled on the couch in front of a laptop and a father and son playing together. Inside the shiny brochure were package and pricing options for hiring a national company to come… Continue reading My time is more valuable than this…
Giving thanks
My church had planned to celebrate my recent ordination this past Sunday, however a trip to the ER Saturday evening with a sudden illness meant that I had to spend the day at home in bed. I wrote this letter to be read in my absence. Dear SCC Family, Well, this is not at all… Continue reading Giving thanks
Jesus for Joshua
This question was posed on a friend’s blog recently: The other day, a friend of mine, who is also a mother of an autistic child, asked the question, “When should my son get baptized?” I’ve been thinking about this and other related questions a lot these days. Specifically, I am wondering, “What does spiritual growth… Continue reading Jesus for Joshua
Sabbath as noun
“The Sabbath, I said, is not only an idea. It is also something you keep. With other people.” – Judith Shulevitz This is an excellent post by Lavonne Neff, one of my new favorite reads. Like her, I commend Abraham Heschel’s book on the Sabbath to anyone, and hearing her rank this new offering as… Continue reading Sabbath as noun
Where it belongs
Mercy and Aaron both decided to stay with me for “big church” this morning. I gave them little activity handouts and pencils, and Mercy had a bottle of water my Mom had given to her. They spent the beginning of worship waving frantically at Deb who was on stage playing bass with the worship team… Continue reading Where it belongs