Finding Out We Are Free
On this Juneteenth, we’ll explore what it means to be free–or not. If our freedom something that is given to us or something we claim?
On this Juneteenth, we’ll explore what it means to be free–or not. If our freedom something that is given to us or something we claim?
Join us for this special Good Friday Tenebrae Service as we remember and witness the journey of Jesus through this Holy Week. Through reflection, readings, music, and prayer, we will mark Jesus’ path together in the community.
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Time for All Ages
The French philosopher Alexis de Tocqueville came to America when it was young and articulated an ideal of individualism as central to our story. How is that still our story, and how might that story need to become wider in this age … read more.
There’s plenty around us to fear. What do we do with that? Does fear hold us back or can it propel us forward?
Getting to a place of gratitude when the world is so troubled can be a big spiritual challenge. But what if every prayer were to begin with gratitude? What is that might be one of the most elemental—and important—spiritual practices.
We mark All Souls Day this Sunday with our annual litany, remembering those who have died in our community and the larger world in the past year. Our Radiance Choir will offer Requiem in D Minor by Anton Bruckner.
Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, commemorates the creation of the world, offering a new beginning, new hope. What is our call at this time of new beginning?
(Time for All Ages)
The church is in constant reformation, with people coming and people going. What is the church that is emerging at this moment in history?
(Time for All Ages)
I remember some years back wondering when the time would come when pride parades were no longer needed. I was naïve. On this Pride Sunday in Portland, we witness how some of the most vulnerable among us—particularly our trans siblings—are under assault … read more.
This coming Wednesday will be the beginning of Passover, when Jews around the world come together for the Seder meal to remember and reflect on the story of the liberation of the Jewish people from slavery in Egypt. And at that Seder table, one of … read more.