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Choices to Make

So… confession: when my kids were little, I thought I had at least some idea of how their story would unfold. In my mind, they’d grow up, find careers they love, build happy lives, and maybe—just maybe—live close enough that we could grab ...

Standin in the Ruble, Refusing to Look

Acts 2:2–4 — “Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting... All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit.” There’s something about wind you can’t control. You can’t ...

Standing in the Rubble, Refusing to Look

Ezekiel 37:5 — “This is what the Sovereign Lord says to these bones: I will make breath enter you, and you will come to life.” The valley was full of bones. Dry ones. Brittle, bleached, scattered bones that hadn’t felt life in a long, long ...

Wind Advisories

John 3:8 — “The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.” Friday and Saturday I had my final wedding of the fall wedding ...

Breath and Dirt

Do you like to garden? I like to "think" that I like to garden but truth is, I like the finished product. I'm not really a fan of dirt. Interestingly enough, our creation story involves God metaphorically getting God’s “hands” ...

Becoming Tzedek People

Scripture Micah 6:8 — "And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God." After George Floyd's murder, our church had a decision to make. We could stay in our familiar space at the ...

One Voice, Many Echoes

Scripture Proverbs 11:30 — "The fruit of the righteous [tzaddik] is a tree of life, and the one who is wise saves lives." Whether you agree with his politics or not, you have to respect Rev. Joel Simpson's willingness to take a ...

Not a Morality Checklist

Scripture Psalm 89:14 — "Righteousness [tzedek] and justice [mishpat] are the foundation of your throne; love and faithfulness go before you." I used to think righteousness was about being a good person. You know — don't lie, don't cheat, ...

When Everything Clicks!

Scripture Genesis 1:31 — "God saw all that he had made, and it was very good." There was this moment two summers ago when everything just... clicked. Tom and I went to visit his brother and sister-in-law at their home at Bass Lake. I ...

Unconscious Bias Quiz: A Quiet Check-In With Ourselves

We like to think we see the world clearly. That we’re fair, open-minded, and without prejudice. But if we’re honest? All of us carry biases we don’t even realize are there. They creep in through the culture we grew up in, the stories we’ve been ...

The Hidden Stones We Throw

"Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?" - Matthew 7:3 Saturday at King Canary, seven-year-old boys threw rocks at strangers on a deck. When corrected, one child's ...

Accountability, Yet Love!

Scripture: Proverbs 27:6 — “Faithful are the wounds of a friend; profuse are the kisses of an enemy.” One of the trickiest, biggest tensions I live with is working alongside Layne. She’s my daughter — which means there’s a deep love, a ...
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