Category Archives: God in Struggle and Distress

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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Rest In Peace Walter Bryant Jan 20, 1947 -March 5, 2012

Rest in Peace,  Walter Bryant                                                 Jan 20, 1947 – March 5, 2012 This posting was originally written for my friend, Walter Bryant. I have just heard that … 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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Commemorating David Pendleton Oakerhater in Light of the Doctrine of Discovery

 A Commemoration of David Pendleton Oakerhater Deacon and Missionary of the Cheyenne, 1931  God’s Warrior               …in light of the Doctrine of Discovery       Thursday, September 1, 2011 Saint Mark’s Cathedral Seattle, … Continue reading

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Poem / prayer on Giving Thanks

…there is no door on the inside of grief. Continue reading

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A Hate Crime on my Street

We live close enough to Puget Sound so that there is some kind of economic screen, between the kinds of crime and problems that show up on police records in the newspaper that usually happen on the other side of … Continue reading

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Wintertalk 2011

the “official” words about this event. I do this, because they are important
and describe well what happened: Continue reading

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