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...

When the Holy Spirit Shows Up, Things Begin to Move

Pentecost is one of the Church’s “big three” feast days alongside Christmas and Easter.  And although we had a wonderful celebration and picnic afterward on Pentecost Sunday, the church was not bursting at the seams at multiple services!  I found myself wondering:...