Satan, Sin and Surrender
On the first Sunday of Lent, Jess reflects on her own discomfort with scripture passages about sin and satan and then considers the value in facing the reality […]
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The Question of Holiness
Marilyn explores the question of what holiness actually means, especially focusing on the idea that it not about “perfection” but about a relational truth, that we’re set apart […]
A Compassionate Consent to Reality
[Walter is on sabbatical for the first half of this year, and is working on a writing project called “A Compassionate Consent to Reality.” Most of it will […]
Jesus the Lousy Politican: An Easter Story
Walter uses a story to make the point of how the political methods of Jesus were not at all on the same page as others – and this remains true to this day. The church that follows Jesus has only one approach to politics: to be communities of compassion, generosity and joy.
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 […]
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 […]
Compassionate Curiosity – An Invitation
On New Year’s Day, we had a “combined service”: we used the Celtic liturgy from the early service and added a beautiful song by Ray Funk during communion followed by a short homily by Walter Thiessen in which he invited us to consider “compassionate curiosity” as a phrase for the year.