Dearest Community, It seems absurd that we never had a Federal Holiday to celebrate the ending of slavery until now. Juneteenth, of course, has been celebrated since 1865. But it took until June 17, 2021 for it to become an official Federal holiday in the United States. In celebration of Juneteenth, our local town put […]
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Seeing the Flowing Relationship in the Trinity – Pastoral Letter
Dearest Community, I based the “cover” image on an idea from John Wesley – the flowing between the persons of the Trinity. Each one fills the other chalice up so that they in turn can fill another. There is a sense of flowing between these images of the Trinity. (Yup, it’s Trinity Sunday this coming […]
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Blessed Are You, Holy are You – Pastoral Letter
Dearest Community, After the last few weeks, where it seems we cannot get a break from the news of another violent situation, I was reminded of how important it is to center ourselves in our own belovedness. I’m grateful to my friend and colleague Katie L. for reminding us of this at the close of […]
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The Thing About Gun Violence – Pastoral Letter
Dearest Community, I was going to write a very different weekly article, until I heard the news on Tuesday about what happened in Uvalde, Texas. And then the Blaine School District went on a very long lockdown on Wednesday. This is one of those times when my heart is broken and I’m speechless to say […]
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Weird and Wonky Lines – Pastoral Letter
Dearest Community, I have learned some things from sketching during the pandemic. One lesson is to celebrate the weird wonky lines that sometimes come from my pen. These lines makes the sketch more alive and vibrant. Through following other artists and sketches on social media, I’m reminded that we aren’t trying to recreate a photograph […]
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Seine Net: A Reflection On the 22nd Sunday After Pentecost
Seine Net is the same reflection series I have been doing on Sundays, just a new name. I wanted something a little more nautical oriented that also captured (get the pun?) the sense of my grabbing random bits of information to think about. Just as a seine net pulls up all sorts of things, some […]
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How to Tie Knots – the 5 You Need to Know
[So, as I’ve finally sketched the rest of the knots, it’s time to update this post. So here we go.] After sketching the bowline, I thought it might be fun to write-up a little post on how to tie knots. As I see it, these are the five you need to know. After these five […]
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The Reality of Discernment
Oh, if only discernment entailed looking skyward to see the heaven’s opened, and a dove descending with a scroll to our outstretched hand. Sigh. That never seems to be the reality. For my wife and myself, the reality of discernment has always entailed more soul searching and taking a closer look at our spirits and […]
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Seine Net Reflections: 3rd Sunday After Pentecost
Seine Net is the same reflection series I have been doing on Sundays, just a new name. I wanted something a little more nautical oriented that also captured (get the pun?) the sense of my grabbing random bits of information to think about. Just as a seine net pulls up all sorts of things, some […]
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Seine Net Reflections: the 2nd Sunday of Easter
Here are the reflections for the 2nd Sunday of Easter. We explore the Lectionary Readings for this Sunday and reflect on other bits and pieces of interesting information the net has brought to our attention. Just as a seine net pulls up all sorts of things, some unexpected, so I think of this Seine Net […]
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