Five Liturgies for the Christmas Season from Every Moment Holy
A Liturgy for the Wrapping of Christmas Gifts by Wayne Garvey and Douglas McKelvey O Great Giver of All Good Gifts, I sit amongst rolls...
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Jul 28, 2020
Taper of Grief
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Jul 20, 2020
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Jun 9, 2020
Hutchmoot Podcast: We Help Each Other See
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May 28, 2020
Bilbo’s Garden
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May 22, 2020
He Will Redeem It All
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May 18, 2020
The Lost Art of Listening, Part 5: The Case for Nostalgia
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May 15, 2020
Set Loose with an Onion
I’ve tried for years to write a poem about an onion. I’ve had little success, but the effort is quite apropos, as I owe a lot to this...
May 14, 2020
Henry the Oak Tree
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May 4, 2020
The Lost Art of Listening, Part 3: Precious Impermanence
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Apr 28, 2020
Friendship: A New Sacrament
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Tornados, Iditarod, and Finding Rest in a Borrowed Community
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Apr 12, 2020
An Altared Heart: Sunday
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Apr 11, 2020
An Altared Heart: Saturday
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An Altared Heart: Friday
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Apr 9, 2020
Discovering God’s Joy: An Interview with Helena Sorensen (Part 2)
I’ve been wanting to have this conversation with Helena Sorensen ever since I had the pleasure of reading her last draft of The Door on...
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Asking the Right Question: An Interview with Helena Sorensen (Part 1)
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