Liturgy of the Light

by | Apr 4, 2024 | Blog

I taught kindergarten for a few years at Stone Bridge School in Napa, a Waldorf public charter school where my children all attended; I was a one-to-one aid for a little girl with Down Syndrome. When children would exhibit behaviors that made their parents want to...

“Tears on the Altar Rail”

by | Feb 28, 2024 | Blog, Events

This coming Sunday at both services we will celebrate a healing service, when we invite people to the altar rail during the time the sermon would normally be to pray with Grace’s intercessors for healing for themselves, their loved ones, our communities, or the...

Passing the Baton

by | Jan 31, 2024 | Blog

Passing the Baton “Since we have a huge crowd of those who’ve gone before us, watching us, pioneers who have paved the way and are cheering us on…let us run with patience and perseverance in the race that is set before us…” – Hebrews 12:1 When I was in high school, I...

“How Can This Be?”

by | Dec 6, 2023 | Blog

“How can this be?” We all can resonate with Mary’s response to the angel Gabriel on hearing that she was to be the bearer of God into the world! And yet it is a question worthy of multiple situations where God keeps doing the unexpected. Personally, I say it every...

“Do You Guys Ever Think About Dying?”

by | Nov 8, 2023 | Blog, Events

At a bespoke dance party, heavy on the sequins and synchronized dance moves, two Barbies are talking: Barbie #2: “This is the Best Day Ever…” Barbie #1: “It IS the Best Day Ever! So was yesterday and so was tomorrow and every day from now until forever!” Barbie #1...

Becoming People of Peace

by | Oct 11, 2023 | Blog

My heart is breaking, as I know many of yours are and I believe God’s heart is, at this war in the land of Jerusalem whose name means “City of Shalom-Peace.” As I have reflected on what we can do on the other side of the world in the face of such intractable conflict...