Tuesday, December 22, 2015. From Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton. Holy Saturday - Holy Mystery. After a day or two Yahweh will bring us back to life; on the third day God will raise us up and we shall live in his presence. You can pause and look and disco.

Musings for sojourners, pilgrims, adventurers. Blessed is She Who Trusted. Be with us, young woman who said yes to Mystery;. Pregnant mother who served and celebrated with another,.

Spiritual Life and Growth in The Way of Jesus. Monday, September 26, 2016. The Orchard in Hibernation Mode. Much has happened in our lives since the last post. For all who come to read here, please know this website will stay active and we may continue to post from time to time, but The Orchard Community itself is no longer meeting. Our gatherings were always in fits and starts, small groups of 2-5 people for brief seasons that never lasted long. What you are in love with deci.

Friday, November 14, 2014. I finished quilting the quilt for the wrapped in love group at my former church. I was really pleased with how it turned out. The blocking helps to flatten out the lumps that come from dense quilting and somehow, the fibers remember to stay flat in subsequent washings.

Thoughts from a woman who tries to stay awake, aware and grateful to the One who is Author of all. Monday, October 26, 2015. Six months gone, I know not where. No writing here, for sure. So easy to ignore it,. Resist it, forget it. Today I came alive to it once more. And suddenly, I heard.

Crossing the lines tyler schwaller. This is a letter I wrote to the bishop of the Iowa Conference of The United Methodist Church after a speech in which I talked of my faith as someone who is gay. How did we get here? The New .