Barbara Kutasz penned this post about the unlikely, vibrant venue in which Christmas became real to her this year. Barbara is a friend and fellow member at Lincoln Street Church here in Portland, Oregon. (If you thought us Portlanders are too liberal to embrace church, please think again: some of us progressive folks love God [...]
Entries Tagged as 'spirituality & religion'
The Suchness Of Her
November 8th, 2011 · No Comments · health & well being, spirituality & religion
“Did you get to see the good one this time? Jamie?” I asked Thor, my husband,
Um, You’re Thinking Of Jesus
September 24th, 2011 · 4 Comments · spirituality & religion
I found this via Tess Giles Marshall, one of my favorite web writers. Courtesy of Americans Against The Tea Party. Modern Christians tend to forget that Jesus was a radical champion of the poor, and spent much of his time working to heal them.
Happy Summer Solstice! Unthreatened By Pagans
June 21st, 2011 · 2 Comments · nature, spirituality & religion
Happy Summer Solstice! Today is the longest day of the year. Not only that, but the sun — the life-giving sun — will reach its highest point in the sky today that it will reach all year. To the ancients, such as those who built Stonehenge,
Tags: ancients·Christian·Druids·obliquity·pagan·solstice·Stonehenge·summer solstice·sun break·Tess Giles Marshall
Grief And My Sacred Corner
June 13th, 2011 · 5 Comments · relationships, spirituality & religion
I was walking down 12th street in Salem last week when one of the waves hit me, and out of the blue I was crying. I kept walking, pretending all was well, masking the grief even as I welcomed it. Crying lets me feel closer to my mother, who died on March 21. What triggered [...]
Tags: grief·privacy·Sacred Corner
