Gardening is a favored activity for many people. It’s a chance to connect with nature and Earth. It’s a chance to create something beautiful. It’s about hope. This Sunday our own Deb Bliss will lead us on a service about this practice and how our Community Harvest Garden works for so many to connect in … Continue reading Growing Community: A Deep Dig into Our Garden
Psychologist and author David Kessler studied with Elizabeth Kübler-Ross, original proposer of the five-stage grief process (commonly understood as denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance). Kessler proposes a sixth stage of our grief process, finding meaning. Join Pastor Kris Cervantes for an Easter conversation with Kessler and with the Passion story to reconcile head, heart, … Continue reading Conversations with Strangers: the Sixth Stage of Grief—Meaning-making
On Palm Sunday, Jesus rode an ass into Jerusalem. It was an act of showmanship, chutzpah, and protest. Join Pastor Kris in conversation with Jesus and a Washington DC bicyclist, who led a parade of angry, blaring truckers on a 4-mph crawl through his neighborhood—also in protest.
Two unexpected airplane conversations lead to reflections on mothering through trauma; considering the ancient mother Mary leads to reflections on surviving traumatic mothering.
