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THE LADDER OF HUMILITY 9/12/23 The ladder of humility is not pretty, or even sturdy enough to hold up leaning up against a wall or anything else The ladder of humility lies on its side, in pieces, in a field … Continue reading →

SERMON APRIL 3, 2022,   St. Augustine’s in the Woods, Episcopal Church, Langley WA Kathryn Rickert Anja Rožen, a 13-year-old elementary school student from Slovenia is the winner of the international contest Plakat MIRU. She was chosen among 600,000 children from … Continue reading →

Sunday Scriptures, Epiphany 4C January 30th, 2022 Jeremiah 1:4-10   Psalm 71:1-6  1 Corinthians 13:1-13   Luke 4:21-30 (A Study guide based on the Revised Common Lectionary) For Reflection: It is striking how much our current situation contributes to what we hear/ don’t hear, in … Continue reading →

Sermon –  Sunday Scriptures Proper 25 B October 24th St. Augustine’s in the Woods, Freeland, WA  Jeremiah 31:7-9 and Psalm 126  • Hebrews 7:23-28  Mark 10:46-52 Over the past few weeks, in the readings from both the Gospel of Mark and the OT, I’ve noticed … Continue reading →

Lament is talking back to God from out of our distress and intimate trust that God is willing to hear us at our worst yet stay with us through all things. While it might seem particularly appropriate for Lent, the … Continue reading →

A Sermon — Pentecost, May 23, 2021 The Giving of the Holy Spirit & Using Covenant to Root Out Racism Breath + Lament + Repent + Covenant If we had one of those reader boards where they put up the … Continue reading →

There is a rather long list of qualifications that belong here: I know that anything I say is incomplete, not enough… falls short, is not all there is etc. And that probably more than one person in our group will … Continue reading →

for Harley “I find the difference between Black and White Evangelicals to be interesting. White Evangelicals tend to think in catastrophic terms when they think about Biden. Less so for Black Evangelicals. Indeed, the White-Black differences stand out in many ways. I … Continue reading →

Transformed rather than overwhelmed by grief, fear, and anger
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