It’s been said that No is a one-word boundary. This is true. We don’t owe other people an explanation or rationale for our boundaries. Our boundaries are enough by themselves … Continue reading Bonus Track: No

On Sunday, we read words from the 15th chapter of the Gospel of John. Although it had some compelling imagery about vines and branches, there were some other bits in … Continue reading Bonus Track: The Bible Says What?

I went through a frustrating phase in my development as a composer. I had creative ideas I fell in love with quickly, and then I would get tired of working … Continue reading Bonus Track: The Infinite Germination Dilemma

  There was a playground near Jessie’s school. It was a sad, neglected place. The swings hung loose by a single chain. You couldn’t really sit in them. The slide … Continue reading Bonus Track: The Word Playground

Remember my sandwich? Some of you may have thought, “Well, that’s nice that Rev. Randy got their sandwich, but what does that have to do with all of the chaos … Continue reading Bonus Track: Internal/External

I wanted a buffalo chicken sandwich. It had been a long day, full of a lot of emotional things, and part of me just wanted a bit of comfort food. … Continue reading Bonus Track: Sandwich

There is more to integrity than simply giving and keeping our word. That’s hard enough as it is, I know. But if I give my word to blazing through every … Continue reading Bonus Track: Rooted

I was listening to a yoga teacher talk about “center” recently. This person has a young child, just learning to balance on human feet. The teacher began to contemplate: What … Continue reading Bonus Track: Orbits and Center

Covenant is so important as we dismantle shame’s influence, because covenant directly challenges our autopilot behaviors. As a covenantal faith tradition, we make mutual promises about the way we will … Continue reading Bonus Track: Shame and Covenant