Welcome to the Slow Club

Dec 7, 2015 | Staff Blog

Drop by my house sometime on a morning when we’re trying to get all five members of our family out the door.  A sampling of some of the phrases you might hear: “Let’s go!” “Hurry up!” “I already told you to put your shoes on!” “We’re out the door in three minutes!”...

Do Not Fear

Nov 17, 2015 | Staff Blog

Be afraid…be veeeeeerrrrrrry afraid….. In my opinion, this is the motto of our age, especially if you read it in some quivering, harrowing voice like in horror films.  Fear is in the air.  We breathe it in, and it travels up and down our bloodstream, from our heart to...

The I AM When I Am Not

Oct 27, 2015 | Staff Blog

I have been reading Parker Palmer’s book “Let Your Life Speak.” Repeatedly as I read the book I thought of Moses and realized how when reading through Moses’ story we see this working of meaning and purpose as he searches to find himself. My favorite theatrical...

The Ministry of Showing Up

Oct 7, 2015 | Staff Blog

People still ask me why I became a minister after a long career as a university teacher and administrator. Some of them graciously acknowledge that I was doing ministry even when my job title was “professor” or “dean.”  I’m sure many people assume that I became a...

The earth without art is just “eh”

Sep 14, 2015 | Staff Blog

One of God’s greatest gifts to us is our ability to express ourselves.  Each of us are unique with gifts exclusive to us.  We’re wired differently and use our brains in particular ways. We are constantly discovering individual avenues to express our thoughts,...

Friendliness

Jul 21, 2015 | Staff Blog

Some of the most wonderful experiences in my life have occurred when I have given to and received friendly greetings  from others. Early in my life I was extremely shy. I had a wrong estimate of myself and others. I have learned that being friendly leads us to include...

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