Category Archives: God in Creation

the natureal world around us as an example & place of Communion

Post No. 8 – Home Again

Post No. 8 Coming Home – Fairmont, Montana to Coles Road, Whidbey Island Perhaps we leave home because of home, not so much to escape home, but more to intensify our view of home, to help us see so much … Continue reading

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All of Us, all the families of the Earth!

..and in you all of the families of the earth shall be blessed. Gen. 12:3 God loves the world so much that the Holy One, continues to give us the gift of Jesus,  whose life and death together, the ministry and … Continue reading

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The Ruddy Duck and the New Instagram Logo??

  [Perrygin Lake State Park, May 20 – 22, 2016 near Winthrop WA] Ruddy Duck It is a struggle for me to figure out how it is that the Ruddy Duck and the new “Instagram Logo” exist in the same … Continue reading

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Great Soup in Honor of Fallen Giantess

Golden Soup for the Day that the Tree Fell It wasn’t planned, the falling of the tree that is. It just happened that I made this wonderful soup on this day that the tree fell. Still, I want the soup … Continue reading

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Holy Saturday

What is missing when we zip from Good Friday to the Easter Vigil (or Easter morning) without allowing the weight and beauty and intimacy of this holy day to sink into our souls?
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Doctrine of Discovery at GC77

A lament is a small death and resurrection
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The Discovery of Lament & the Doctrine of Discovery

Lament is a small form of death and resurrection. It does more than cleansing. Rather, lament transforms by opening our eyes, ears, hands, hearts and minds to each other, to God and to ourselves. Continue reading

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Resources for Responding to the Doctrine of Discovery

Below are several parts of a work in progress. Designed for the non-scholar who wants to know what the Doctrine of Discovery  (DOD) is, and why it continues to challenge Christians to respond to this unsavory part of the Christian … Continue reading Continue reading

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Memory, Writing, and Going to the Dentist

“….writing is about memory and the storage of memories, more than about communication” John Rogerson Perhaps this idea that writing is more about memory and the storage of memories, rather than communication, is why I find it necessary to write, … Continue reading

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A Reconciling Rite for the Brokenhearted

“A Reconciling Rite of Consolation and Hope for the Broken-hearted” Moving from Mourning into Joy, Reconciling Gifts of Grace from God Preparation: Arrange the gathering in a circle, with some kind of table in the center.   On this table have … Continue reading

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