June 17, 2018 Peg Weissbrod
Tomorrow morning my husband and I are taking off for study leave with our beloved teacher, Richard Groves. Richard is the founding Director of The Sacred Art of Living Center in Bend, Oregon. A former priest, chaplain, and hospice executive, Richard, along with his late wife, Mary, founded the center to provide workshops and professional development focused on whole person caregiving and especially training people to walk with others through death and bereavement. Clergy, doctors, nurses, and other caregivers take a variety of courses through the center and travel with Richard to sites that are rich in spiritual history. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: 2 Corinthians: 5: 6-9 and 16-17, Caleb Wright, endure, freedom, Give Me Jesus, Juneteenth, Lauren Wright, Mother WIllie Mae WrightMay 27, 2018 Peg Weissbrod
I couldn’t write a sermon for today. The more I tried, the more difficult it became. The weight of this, all of this- just got too heavy. I prayed. I cried. I re-read the scripture. I binged watched Jane the Virgin on Netflix. I wanted God to give me the perfect words to end this perfect story. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: asleep, Caleb Wright, Do something, Mark 5: 35-43, Memorial Day, Psalm 139: 7-12, Scripture Pyramid, Shannon Headen, Talitha Cum, They Won't Go When I Go, waking up, Youth Sunday