Celebrating and Supporting Young Souls
This past week we celebrated Halloween. The Christian church followed that with celebrations of All Saints and All Souls. It’s the time of year—at least in the northern hemisphere—when many plants are dying, or appearing to succumb to mortality, although in many...
Living as Loving Companions in Christian Community
With this post, I’m concluding my series on community. I’ve pondered priorities, society’s challenges, and sharing our gifts. In this post, I’m going to reflect on one process for living as loving companions in communities of all kinds, including Christian. Many of...
Sometimes, We Don’t Get to Know
This summer, our church has started something new. It’s a young adult intentional community called Beloved in the Desert, which is connected with the Episcopal Service Corps. A week ago, we commissioned the first group of five participants at our Sunday service. They...Dancing beyond Duality
The church I attend has a midweek gathering devoted to two types of prayer. We begin with a check-in, then do Centering Prayer for twenty minutes, then conclude with Lectio Divina, where we read a passage three times, asking ourselves specific questions about how...
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