When we expect someone or something to come into our lives, we make a place for  them in our homes, our hearts and our families. What are we expecting to happen in the future? Who are we expecting to find a home in our church community? What are we preparing a space for in our … Continue reading Great Expectations

Lebanese poet and philosopher Kahlil Gibran wrote “When you work with love, you bind yourself to yourself, and to one another, and to God.” On this Labor Day weekend, we will take time to reflect on how much of our personal identities are defined by the work we do and how our spirituality is informed and … Continue reading It’s a Living

Much of Western religious tradition has been focused on a personal relationship with the Holy while much of Eastern faith is centered on the larger collective nature of reality. What happens when Ralph Waldo Emerson’s individual search for meaning collides with Buddha’s teaching of “no-self”? Rev. Bruce will reflect on the “ME” and the “WE” … Continue reading Emerson vs. Zen

So much that we experience is beyond our control. Recognizing this can be both a source of relief and also a source of despair. Rev. Bruce will explore with us how honestly living into our sense of helplessness can become a source of hope when we allow our hearts and minds to be opened by … Continue reading Helplessness and Hopefulness