Advent Prayers
I recently attended an Advent Quiet Morning prayer retreat. It was great. The extended and repeated periods of silence were [...]
An Invitation to Hope
I have written in this space recently about hope and continue to watch for signs of hope and try to [...]
Jesus Cries Too
This is an excerpt from one of my favorite authors, Frederick Buechner, as reprinted in a recent Compassionate Christianity newsletter. [...]
Advent
I love the season of Advent. This year, Advent begins on Sunday, Nov. 28. I often break out the Christmas [...]
Living Unafraid in A Fear-Full World-Part 2
Photo by Ronak Valobobhai on Unsplash In Part 1, I wrote of the importance of naming our fears/pain, [...]
Living Unafraid in A Fear-Full World-Part 1
Photo by Ronak Valobobhai on Unsplash How do we live hopeful and faithful lives in a world that [...]
Made Whole
Photo by Nathan Dumlao on Unsplash 40 A leper walked right up to Jesus, dropped to his knees, and [...]
God’s Love is Stronger, Greater, Bigger…
"Sit here and feel the peace of Iona." Photo by Coe Hutchison There is a very short worship [...]
A Long, Unfinished Journey
Photo by CNN “A Long, Unfinished Journey” This week Derek Chauvin was charged with the murder of George [...]
Resurrection Day
Photo by Jametlene Reskp on Unsplash It is Easter Sunday and our church here in Mukilteo started to [...]