December/January: Jean Gale
Jean is a native Oregonian who has enjoyed living on both side of the Cascades. A resident of Lake Oswego, she found her love of painting later in life when … Continue reading December/January: Jean Gale
Month: November 2018
A Theology Adequate for the Night
It is the season of the long dark. From time out of mind, religious communities have found reason to gather and to light candles against the dark in this season. … Continue reading A Theology Adequate for the Night
This Land Is Our Land
I was in seminary, in the early 1990’s, when progressives began seriously questioning “Columbus Day” and the narrative of Manifest Destiny. That early response to the American Indian Movement was … Continue reading This Land Is Our Land
November ’18 Moderator’s Letter
Greetings and Welcome On Sunday, November 4, the board held it’s fall congregant forum. About 25 people attended to learn about the board goals for the 2018-19 church year, to … Continue reading November ’18 Moderator’s Letter
This Year’s Holiday Drive begins on November 18
Join us in collecting gifts for the holiday party that Portland Homeless Family Solutions (PHFS) will host for their shelter families on December 14. To make sure there are enough gifts … Continue reading This Year’s Holiday Drive begins on November 18
Are You Buoyed?
Wednesday morning, early, I passed a congregant at the gym. “Are you buoyed, Bill? Are you buoyed, at least a little?” Another friend used that term later in the morning: … Continue reading Are You Buoyed?
Day of the Dead
Halloween. All Saints Day. All Souls Day. This is the season when we humans have always sensed that the world of the spirit, or the spirits, is most closely aligned … Continue reading Day of the Dead