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Messy Noetic Spaces

Posted: December 18, 2020

“The metaphor for love is Arishi*”. I heard this beautiful line in my leadership masters class recently, and it resonated deeply. Arishi means, ‘to speak mutually’.

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Justice Prayers - December 16th 2020

Posted: December 16, 2020

 “So the Word became human and made his home among us. He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness.

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Searching for Hope

Posted: December 14, 2020

I am angry and I am unsure why. I was pleased by the election of Joe Biden’s defeat over the current president.

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Once it is Gone, it is Gone

Posted: December 11, 2020

 Once it is gone, it is gone. If a child breaks a toy or if you inadvertently burn a letter to you from your grandmother, it is gone. It doesn’t come back.

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Justice Prayers - December 9th 2020

Posted: December 9, 2020

This week may you be filled with shalom as you reflect on the peace advent candle.  “The Lord gives his people strength. The Lord blesses them with peace.”  - Psalm 29:11

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On Chickens and Sustainability

Posted: December 7, 2020

I tramped out into our backyard, wearing thick rubber boots, with my arms full of leftover food.

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Socially Conscious Gifts for a Social Distanced Christmas

Posted: December 4, 2020

It’s a difficult task to find meaningful, ethical gifts at the best of times, and now for most of us the pandemic realities of 2020 have added even more challenging hurdles to Christmas shopping.

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Justice Prayers - December 2nd

Posted: December 2, 2020

This week we light the first candle of Advent, the hope candle.  "I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him.

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Loving Your Neighbors Whoever They Are

Posted: November 30, 2020

When she read a story on social media about headstones in a Jewish cemetery being vandalized in Michigan, my niece, Meghan Cohen, thought immediately of the cemetery in the Detroit area where her grandparents and aunt are buried.

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Tell the Truth & Be Reconciled

Posted: November 27, 2020

“I just think that truth and reconciliation is sequential, that you can’t have the reconciliation without the truth.” - Bryan Stevenson

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