https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ztP9tdwsAU“Everyone has a crisis at some point. You’ll have one too.” These were some of the first words shared with me by an admissions counselor at the Iliff School of Theology. I had just confessed my worry that my atheism would be a problem at this Methodist seminary. At its core, seminary education challenges you to […]
The Nature of Being
https://youtu.be/VqGjZUxcsoI Dear ones: It is the time of year where being outside feels like sanctuary. When the trails call to us, and the rivers, and the garden. Even our new building can’t compare to the wisdom, healing, and renewal of the natural world (although our big windows looking out on the foothills do help!). […]
Sermon: Tough Love Saves Us All by Rev. Gretchen Haley
Sermon Text (scroll down to find a video of the sermon): When my partner and I were first together, our parents used to talk about us with their straight friends and co-workers by making sure they knew that we were “just like everyone else.” “You know,” they’d say, “they pay their taxes.” This desire to point […]
Whatever you’re feeling, it’s okay.
Dear Friends, I know, it’s not exactly news that Larimer County’s infection rates have been rising exponentially, or that we were headed for an increased degree of shutting down. Actually, many of us have been hoping for this sort of action for a while. And STILL, there was something about the reality of it all […]
How Do You Measure a Life?
In the musical Rent, the characters wonder how we can best measure the meaning and impact of our lives. In seconds, in minutes, in hours? In sunsets? In cups of coffee? They decide that the best measure is love.