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Soul Matters Theme: Vison

At a training many years ago, the leader talked about how when she became a birder, she also began to see things that weren’t as pleasant.  As she described it, she learned to notice small movements that called her attention to a creature nearby.  She didn’t realize until she was in New York City and … Continue reading Soul Matters Theme: Vison

Watch This Space!

The staff (Susie Maharry, Nancy Slocum, Libby Ball and I) gathered one July afternoon to do some planning for the year.  There are some exciting opportunities for gathering and connecting coming up this year. Watch the weekly E-news to find out what’s coming up!  In particular, there will be monthly all ages game nights starting … Continue reading Watch This Space!

These Are the Best

Back in the years when I was in seminary, I heard a story about a colleague of one of the large churches. He had been a successful minister, but knew a lot of grief and loss in his life. One teenaged child had drown when the family was on vacation some years before. At the … Continue reading These Are the Best

What Does It Mean To Be A People of Balance and Emergence and Creativity?

If you’ve been following my blog posts you know that I write one blog per month about the Soul Matters Theme of the Month. One month = one thematic topic = one blog post. March’s theme was Balance, April’s is Emergence, and May’s theme will be Creativity. So I decided to put a little balance … Continue reading What Does It Mean To Be A People of Balance and Emergence and Creativity?