by admin | Apr 2, 2026
What do we do? There is a shared sense of helplessness in those I talk with. I find myself leaning on Sharon Welch’s feminist ethic of risk: we can’t know the future, but we can do the next faithful thing, in community, with accountability to one another. That ‘next...
by admin | Oct 10, 2025
Earlier this year, I witnessed the prayers of gratitude that alumni wrote for Northland College as it was closing. Overwhelmingly, the word ‘home’ was used. I felt at home here… It was the first time I found home… This was my home for many years… I reflected on this....
by admin | Apr 4, 2025
I want to express gratitude to all who helped to brainstorm and vision ideas for where this fellowship will meet in the future. I am so hopeful seeing all the care and engagement!! Based on feedback from surveys and the state of the fellowship meeting, there are...
by admin | Feb 1, 2025
Despair, I want to tell you a story, is that ok? Many years ago, there were loving, caring people who were really struggling with the world around them. There was dehumanizing injustice and corruption, and these people felt helpless to change it. Do you know what they...
by admin | Dec 2, 2024
Stop measuring days by degree of productivity and start experiencing them by degree of presence. –Alan Watts Recently, a friend mailed me a hygge care package. The note inside had inspiration for embracing the season by intentionally creating special moments of...
