An Open Space

You brought me out into an open place; you rescued me because you delighted in me. Whenever people asked about our summer plans this year, I would tell them, somewhat nervously, that we were going backpacking. Backpacking is something we’ve enjoyed as a family...

The World is On Fire

“I have cast fire upon the world, and I am guarding it until it blazes.”  – Logion 10, The Gospel of Thomas The world is on fire right now!  We are aghast at the rate of its aggressive spread – across Spokane, Bordeaux, the Sonoma Coast,...

Instructions on Not Giving Up

For those of us with children or grandchildren, we feel the big out-breath of being on this side of the ending of the school year – the graduations, the celebrations and promotions. With a great burst of energy and a sigh across the stage or the classroom threshold,...

Grace: The Living Universe

What happens in our brains and bodies as we worship? As an Episcopalian who also happens to be a psychotherapist, I’ve long been fascinated by how the mind works, especially when it encounters the divine. Our mind is the setting for a host of mental activities, like...

Grace Is Coming Out of the Closet!

Happy Pride Month, everyone! This June, Grace is “coming out of the closet” as a congregation that is open, welcoming, supportive, and inclusive of all. In the mid-1990s, shortly after Mac became rector, members of the Grace community engaged in substantial...