Oct 12, 2021 | Uncategorized
One thing I have found in a life of discovery is once you see something you can’t unsee it. It can be something you weren’t supposed to see but can’t get it out of your mind. Or something you weren’t really looking for, but it was “awakened” in you. Two of those...
Oct 10, 2021 | Uncategorized
S harad Yadav is Lead Pastor of Bread & Wine church in Portland, OR. As I try to remember why the hell I do this for a living, here is a handful of reasons, dear friends, to consider joining a church: 1. To join a church is to commit to a social circle you do not...
Sep 29, 2021 | Uncategorized
A sermon preached at St John’s, Highbridge (complete with accents!)by The Rev’d Martin Little, 26.9.21; Mark 9:38-end; Psalm 19:7-end. Manuscript: I want to begin my sermon today with a joke. It’s quite a long joke, and the jury’s out on whether it’s...
Sep 5, 2021 | Uncategorized
Alternative or Adversary? Around the world, tension seems to be at a boil. The globe suffers from pandemic blues, armed conflicts, a mountain of injustices, poverty, and the terrible discoveries of innocent lives lost. Whether understood or not there is a damaged and...
Sep 2, 2021 | Uncategorized
Praying to the God of Vengeance We have a tradition at our church, following Brian Zahnd's morning prayer liturgy, of praying the psalm for the day that corresponds with the day of the year. Yesterday was day 244 so we were praying Psalm 94....
Aug 17, 2021 | Uncategorized
The Great Facade by D.L. Jones This article is dedicated to MG Harold J. Greene and LTC James J. Walton, both of whom were Killed in Action (KIA) in Afghanistan. One was my boss and mentor; the other a dear friend. August 15, 2021 August...