On Saturday I officiated at the funeral service for my Uncle Bennie. It was my first funeral, and it was challenging to lead a service for family. I would look out and see people hurting, and they were my people, and that made it hard. I got to where I couldn’t even focus on faces: Rhonda who lost a loving father-in-law, …
Parables, Babies, and Beer
Join us tomm for the beginning of our new series ‘Godly Play for Grownups.’ We’ll be talking about the parable of the Good Shepherd. Yes there is felt involved, and experiential prayer stations. Also 10:30am the board provides details on our prospective move to the Kessler and after worship the board hosts a vote. welcome to new baby Murcia-Olvera! Catalina, …
Super Bowl Shadows
Dear friends, As individuals and as a community we think a lot about hospitality. We strive to be ever more gracious and loving hosts- whether in the context of a community house gathering, informal meal, or our dialogue in worship. There is always room for a new friend or fellow traveler. All are welcome to our meaning-making table. …
Lights, Camels, Action! Epihany Party Tonight!
Howdy, Church goers, Community participants and Folks in the CitC group cause you know we need someone to keep an eye on us. Tonight is the night of Epiphantastic goodness! Epiphany means “manifestation” or “appearance” and I hope you make yourself manifest tonight at the Horsey House. (830 N Bishop Ave. Dallas, TX 75208). 6ish. We will make crowns. Eat …
Wine, Water and Fire
Dear friends, Peace be with you: Peace of a star that reminds you that God is bringing forth something new. Peace like the smile of a babe, unaware of their vulnerability and open to the world. Peace in your heart as you journey with a gift in your bag. Peace of a God who is with us even when …
A Christmas Composter Litany
We watch for signs of Emmanuel born again in our world In the humble song of a few kindred souls gathered together, In the fragrance of a pine tree In the soft flicker of candles And in the age-old story of a child born in a stable and laid in a manger… We build a ring of quiet around ourselves …
Christmas Cramps
Twelve is completeness: twelve inches in a foot, twelve disciples, twelve houses in the zodiac, twelve to a dozen, and twelve jurors in the box. We need all twelve days of Christmas to make meaning out of the intimacy of Christmas Eve — that moment where our vulnerability and God’s vulnerability co-mingle. We need time to digest, to marinate in …
Christmastide at CitC
This is the season when our vulnerability meets God’s vulnerability. We wrap a ring of quiet around ourselves, so that we might hear the tinkling bells of eternity slipping into our time… We light our Christ candle and say again to our weary selves and our love-sick world that God is with us. Join us this Sunday for worship full of candle light and …
Red and Green Washing
Happy third week of Advent! Last night Richie took the kiddos to Grammy’s for pot-roast to give me time to write our meditation. And I sat there and the words did not come. Fatigue was a fog and I chased the muse down several lonely allies before finally giving up and doing some yoga. I bet several of you …
Composting Bad Theology
Dear friends, So one of my favorite Buddhist meditations instructs the practitioner to meditate on your own corpse. How’s that for a non-cute and sentimental Advent reflection! There are a lot of Zen koans telling students to go and sit in graveyards and hang out in other liminal places. What is this about? I think it relativizes the one …