Jesus, the Lousy Politician: An Easter Story
Once upon the time, there was a young man named Jesus who cared deeply about people and wanted to improve the way they lived their real lives in […]
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Year End Financial Report for 2023 & 2024 Budget
Here is a link to our latest financial statement and budget; this shows how we’re doing as of the end of 2023 and includes our 2024 annual budget, […]
Thomas Merton adds a PS on “Loving Enemies”
When I was preparing the second week of my workshop on “Loving Enemies in a Time of Polarization,” I was struck by a sense that I should pick […]
Loving Enemies – Pt.3 (Truth and Common Ground)
One of my passions in recent years has been re-centering the concept of truth around “honesty” rather than “factuality.” This has partly been to distract from the pointless […]
Loving Enemies – Pt. 2 (Stories and Compassionate Curiosity)
In the first part of this series, the focus was on a two-part commitment aimed at helping us to avoid dehumanizing the other in the midst of conflicts […]
Loving Our Enemies – Pt. 1
[In November, several of us gathered for three workshops to explore this foundational but difficult invitation. In three posts, I’ll summarize the content.]  Is it human nature […]
Communities and Spiritual Maturity: Rooted with Wings
Presented by Walter Thiessen at 2018 Society for Vineyard Scholars (Kentucky) Some communities are good soil (Mt. 13.1-23). New seeds – new life-giving ideas spoken and embodied – […]
Finance Update – 3rd Quarter – 2023
Here is a link to our latest financial statement; this shows how we’re doing as of the end of September – after the third quarter of our financial […]
Goodness & Rest
This morning, Walter emphasized the importance of a rhythm that encourages us to acknowledge goodness and take a real rest – the rhythm of Sabbath. We hope that […]
The Serenity to Endure
Today Walter shared some thoughts on making it easier to endure pain and hardship if we help each other tell ourselves better stories, using a paraphrase of Romans 5.1-4 (and his own experience) as an example.
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