I haven’t posted anything the past couple of weeks, since the election. I have been listening to people’s reactions and trying to process what happened and what it might mean for our nation and world. Each year our local Tempe Interfaith Fellowship hosts an Interfaith Thanksgiving Service. It is an amazing service, and a highlight … Continue reading “Prayer of Thanksgiving”
Category: vulnerability
Take the leap!
We are on a precipice. We may have been standing there for nearly 500 years, or maybe only 100 years, but on a precipice we stand. We do not know what lies beyond in what looks like a deep dark chasm below—it may be a jagged cliff with a solid rock floor, or it may be … Continue reading “Take the leap!”
VLOG-Season 1, Episode 7: Play Together, Stay Together!
A community or family that plays together, stays together! I could go on and on about a “theology of play,” but I’d rather just show you. Some of the amazing talents at University Presbyterian Church in Tempe, AZ. Be sure to SUBSCRIBE to my YouTube channel, or subscribe to this blog in the column to … Continue reading “VLOG-Season 1, Episode 7: Play Together, Stay Together!”
responding out of powerlessness
Whew! The final debate in the presidential election is over. It was heated. It was challenging (to watch and listen). The mud being slung all over the place in both the gubernatorial race and all the races down ticket is astonishing. It feels like it’s more than in the past. Yet, looking back at history it’s … Continue reading “responding out of powerlessness”
“Restorative” Justice?
This past weekend we had a few guests at Church: Leroy and Joan Willems with the Mennonite Central Committee, and Will Gonzalez, Chief Deputy Prosecutor with the City of Phoenix. They came to share with us something that has been sweeping through communities and transforming how they go about “being” community: Restorative Justice. The thrust … Continue reading ““Restorative” Justice?”