Learning to Live With Grace, Compassion, and the Nature of a Servant
Photo Credit: Actors Actresses Facebook page What do you love to do more than anything else? Last Spring, a literary agent asked me if my priority was to be a writer, a teacher, or a minister. Yes. I’m fortunate. My husband works his tail off* so I can stay home and … [Read more...]
Are you looking for a place to worship? You may want to stay away from our church. We’re a mess. We have unwed mothers, divorced men, and non-American citizens. We have depressed folks, physically disabled folks, and folks with problems so deep you’ll never hear … [Read more...]
Blog posting has been extremely sporadic lately. I have my reasons: *It’s summer and sun in Oregon makes me want to do nothing but be in the sun in Oregon. *We’ve had company for a few weeks. *I’m in a musical. I may have mentioned this once or forty times. *I’m getting … [Read more...]
The congregants of our church didn’t meet at our normal spot on Sunday. Instead of singing, they replaced house siding. Instead of sermonizing, the pastor cleaned moss off a roof and donned an alien mask to look for rats in a crawlspace. Instead of … [Read more...]
The first time is always easier with a friend. On Wednesday, 7 of my friends came to serve dinner to couch-surfing youth at HomePlate for the first time. 8 if you include the baby. 3 of the lovelies in this pic have helped before. The dude in the back is a … [Read more...]