Rev. Jim White, Guest Blogger I’m really enjoying the Disney+ show, “Loki.” I’m following along each week as Season 2 unfolds. If you haven’t been watching, Loki is a series that connects with the ‘multiverse.’ The multiverse gives us a very different concept of time, space, and reality. Time could quite actually be one of […]
Messy Connections – Part II
A post from Dr. Johannah Myers, Associate Director of Messy Church USA For our September Messy Church, we tried something different – we went on a field trip (a Messy Adventure) to our local zoo. We were inspired by the “Wild Safari” session (#9) that’s included in the Messy Adventures published by Messy Church-BRF (you […]
Celebrate: Each day holds a Surprise
What has surprised you recently? Were you able to celebrate that surprise? The quote from Nouwen challenges me to celebrate both the things that bring joy as well as sorrow. In our Messy Church training, when we teach about the foundational value of Celebration, we mention that at Messy Church we celebrate good times and […]
Live the Adventure
How have you celebrated the summer months? I am always surprised at this time of year when my East coast and Midwest friends post their ‘back to school’ photos and we are still in the summer mode here on the West coast. Oregon schools don’t usually start until close to labor day in early September […]