7:00pm April 5th First Tuesday Social Jusice Film Festival Presents a free screening of “Fierce Light” Fueled by the belief that “another world is possible,” Fierce Light is a compelling, global journey into the world of spirit in action, an exploration of what Martin Luther King called “Love in Action,” and Gandhi called “Soul Force”; what Ripper is calling “Fierce Light.” …
Demons in the Cave
Have you ever felt tortured in a cave of many voices?
I sometimes retreat there in the aftermath of conflict with family or friends, especially if I suspect someone is mad at me or I feel guilty about a misstep or ashamed by my own vulnerability. Looking for relief I hide in my head, which turns out to be an echo chamber with no easy outlet.
Hours and days can pass with me in this place: running different scenarios in my mind. What if I say this, or do that. Will it all be better? Will they hear what I need? Can I get some relief?
This is a cave filled with death and decay.
Water in the Cave
This Lent we gather in the cave: an ancient place of protection and encounter with God. We draw our attention to the sound of moving water as it trickles down cave walls and drips into shallow pools. We sit this week with lectionary passages full of water stories. The Exodus passage (17:1-6) recounts the struggles of the Israelites wandering in …
A message from Huma-Faith
Baquee says: Greetings of peace to all!!! Though I know Forest Hill, Huma-Faith’s project for women with children may be out of the service area for Church in the Cliff. We desperately need assistance with repairing a small roof leak and replacing 2 studs and sheet rock under one of the living room windows. We need skilled volunteers or assistance …
Call for Artists and Poets – DART Stations 2011
DART Stations of the Cross 2011 A letter from Scott Shirley and a call for writes, poets, artists, and whosoever feels called to participate in crafting an experience of the Stations of the Cross on the DART (Dallas Area Rapid Transit). Follow the link to learn more http://ht.ly/4hOce.
Keeping the Prophets Alive
This Lent we explore the cave, an ancient meeting-place for the Divine. Last week we journeyed with the prophet Elijah, running from Queen Jezebel’s death threat to the cave on Mount Horeb (1 Kings 19:1-13). We imagined ourselves in his story: heart-beating, retracing the steps of Moses, troubled and listening for the voice of God anew. This week we learn …
Church in a Cave
Lent is an invitation. Each year it opens for us on Ash Wednesday like the mouth of a cave. It is the cave of Elijah, running from a death threat, heart beating and listening for the voice of God. It is the cave of our desert mothers and fathers, retreating from the excesses of the imperial cities and sitting in the quiet; weaving a basket and finding in the practice the touch of the Divine. It is the cave of our origins and the threshold of the via negativa, an ancient walk through shadows and into the heart of God. It is the cave of our new worship venue, as we say goodbye to sunlight and wind in the trees and instead draw our attention to the flicker of flame and the vibration of voice.
Goodbye Ducks
This week we say goodbye to the ducks. Now, we can visit of course. But we say goodbye to our glass enclosed worship space. Goodbye to watching the trees breathe while an ancient psalm is sung. Goodbye to baby ducks hatched on Easter morn. Adios to the shirtless rollerbladers, the kamikaze birds smacking the window during the Conversation, the squirrels …
Live at the Kessler Theater
Join us for our final service at Kidd Springs Rec Center this Sunday at 11am as we say goodbye to worship with the ducks and Hello to the Kessler Theater starting March 6!
Granny
Dear Friends, Friday early afternoon I got a message from my mother that said this: “Granny fell yesterday AM. Couldn’t get up all day finally pushed button she wears and para med came and broke door. She is in hospital. Dr. thinks heart attack and kidney prob. She is very confused.” She was on the floor one whole day. She …