Resources for Our Gathered Life

Rural Routes through the Holy

May 15, 2019
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  Rural Routes through the Holy: Recognize – Replenish – Rejoice We’d like to nurture community among rural faith communities, providing a gathering opportunity with time for both structured and informal conversation, worship, education, play and table fellowship.  We’d like to share our stories and to hear yours; what is working well and what you…

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May 1, 2018
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Governance as Spiritual Practice This is a post that’s “not like the others”.  But if we look closely it is connected through the way it, like other posts here, invites a practice of loving attention.  This is a post to point to a conversation on a way of governance, created within a United Church congregation…

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Singing the Text: New Words for an Old Hymn

April 24, 2018
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  Abide in me the verdant living vine. Live as a prayer;

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Easter Hymn

March 31, 2018
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Jesus Christ is risen today, Hallelujah! Love’s bright glory now at play, Hallelujah! In this world and in our hearts, Hallelujah! Re-creating, healing hurts, Hallelujah! Jesus Christ the vivid One, Hallelujah! Our humanity has spun, Hallelujah! Spindled round his life we shine, Hallelujah! Threads through all creation twined, Hallelujah! Jesus Christ the uncontained, Hallelujah! Walks…

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An Advent Hymn: new words for a familiar tune

December 7, 2017
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Advent words for Hark the Herald Angels Sing Listen to the angels sing News of coming joy they bring Hopes abandoned are restored In the ever-birthing Word

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A Circle of Folded Stories

December 10, 2016
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In this year of Sabbath and in this time of Advent, I am so grateful for space in which to give attention to stories, their folding and unfolding.  I was recalled to this, as I am over and over, by time spent last week with a congregation looking to learn more about Governance as Spiritual…

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