Earlier this week, Carri and I decided to make some organizational improvements to our bathroom. We did all the research – checked out prices, read all the articles about organizations, figured out a budget, all in an afternoon. And then, in a few clicks, we ordered about 8 different things within 2 days later, with free shipping!
We Keep Finding the Future in the Past (Future Tense: week 2)
I so enjoyed our first “Throwback Sunday” this past week, with Sean engaging Rev. Walter “Roy” Jones, Jr.’s sermon from 1983, “Faith for the Long Haul; Faith for Right Now.” If you missed any of the three services, you can check out the podcast recordings in the links below.
The Other F Word (Future Tense: week 1)
After Nate Donovan’s capital campaign testimony last Sunday, a few folks asked me if he almost said “the f word.” I laughed and said, well, I guess it would’ve been Nate’s “f word.” Midway through, see, he said, “this is our chosen f-f-f—I can’t say that word!…spiritual tradition.”
I’ve seen the future! (It definitely includes you reading this blog post.)
Welcome to 2020! The turn of the year — and maybe even more so, the turn of the decade — is a natural place to consider the future.
Such Good News in Time for Christmas (Slow Down: week 4)
When Ingrid Encalada Latorre came to our congregation for sanctuary in 2017, she knew her case was a long shot. The more work we did with her – reaching out to attorneys, talking to legislators – the less sure we were about what the path forward could be for her.
How to Slow Time Down (Slow Down: week 3)
I couldn’t be at Foothills on Sunday because I was at a family wedding in Austin, Texas. (But I did love staying connected through the livestream.)
When Slowing Down Means Speeding Up (Slow Down: week 2)
I received a few notes this week that said basically, “My life can’t get any slower“ – with various reasons attached. “So, what does this series mean for me?”
3 Ways to Be In-Time This December (Slow Down: week 1)
To help us all stay a little more “in time” this season, I want to offer just a few follow ups to Sunday – in these days of often overwhelming days of advent, and December, and wintertime – experiment with these ideas as ways of feeling more connected, more present, and more aligned with the invitation of this season to slow down….
Slow Down (worship series)
Technically, winter doesn’t start for another few weeks. But with the snow and frigid temperatures, the shortened days and darkened skies – the call of the season is already everywhere, inviting us to slow down, and reconnect. To rest, and renew, following the rhythms of the earth, to allow for a deeper contemplation, stillness, and quiet.
Is This a Worthy Interruption? (Disciplined: week 4)
I know, it’s kind of ironic to send a message that may be distracting you from whatever you were in the middle of, right after a message about attention. I’ve been thinking about it a lot, actually – how we make sure that the things we ask you, the people of Foothills, to pay attention […]