Prayer for Max
Hey everyone, Could you hold 4-year old Max in prayer the next few days? He has contracted ecoli, has been in the hospital for days and is not doing well. They discovered it has gone into one of his...
View ArticleMars Hill Church Again
I so try not to care about this…but then something like this happens and it makes me want to scream…
View ArticleTurning 52
Yesterday was my 52nd birthday. I actually love to celebrate birthdays, including mine:) It is a natural time for me to take some time and reflect on my life. My birthday began the night before when I...
View ArticleNouwen on Healing
How does the Church witness to Christ in the world? First and foremost by giving visibility to Jesus’ love for the poor and the weak. In a world so hungry for healing, forgiveness, reconciliation, and...
View ArticleHoliness Revisited
Holiness isn’t a word I use often and honestly not a word I think of often because something in me could not resonate with holiness being defined only in terms of morality. The following explanation...
View ArticleAssisted Suicide
The Assisted Suicide bill passed in Washington State. Last night I was with 8 women. When asked how many voted pro and how many against it was equally divided, 4-pro, 4-against. A discussion ensued as...
View ArticleAdvent Week 1 – Hope
Advent is my favorite time of the year. Stepping just a bit out of the madness that accompnies the holiday season to reflect weekly on the Story of faith and the implications of what living in the...
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Festival of Lights – My Favorite Holiday Party
We (The Vineyard and Turning Point) help host a holiday party for a low-income apartment community that is over 80% immigrants. It is like a mini United Nations, so much color, difference and beauty...
View ArticleRandom Thoughts on the Advent/Christmas Season
Advent/Christmas, the entire season is really my favorite time of the year. I love autumn but I really love this time of year. I have wonderful memories of Christmas through the years. My mom would...
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VCC Summer Book Study
This Summer we (VCC) are reading through Mark Scandrette’s book, “Practicing The Way of Jesus” in order to guide our faith community into imagining more and more ways in which we can live into our...
View ArticleEye of the Needle
Today Rich and I saw one of my cardiologists. We made a list of questions before going. It was good, honest and hard news all at the same time. He basically said that he doesn’t see my heart getting...
View ArticleThe Way Forward
Sometimes life happens and the way forward seems like driving through dense fog in the mountains. Years ago I was driving home from Kelowna BC with a van full of teens. It was late at night and as we...
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Loss, Life and Gratefulness
Today is just over two months since I had surgery to insert the ICD (Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator) unit in my chest. They tell me I have a “State of the Art” unit. It is actually quite large...
View ArticleRegional Conference, Good News and Faith
We recently held our NW Vineyard Regional Conference. I went with the understanding I would have good boundaries and not press the limits with my health. I did fine! I rested every afternoon for...
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Heart Update Five Months Later
Actually September 4th will be the five-month anniversary from when I found out that I have massive heart damage. Today as I sit down to write about my recovery the number one word that comes to my...
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Six Month Heart Update or Living As If I Don’t Have Much Time Left
It has been six months since I found out I was in very serious heart failure rather than having acute bronchitis. I am feeling pretty good. My body is adapting to my heart’s capacity. I have just...
View ArticleNine-month Heart Update – It’s a New Year!
I am thrilled to welcome 2017! Saying goodbye to 2016 is okay by me. 2016 for all of the heartache (literally) and loss had so many gifts. Yet, I am happy to look forward. The end of the year marks a...
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Earth Has No Sorrow That Heaven Can’t Heal
One year ago today I had an echocardiogram. My doctor had treated me for acute bronchitis for seven weeks but I was not getting better. My friend Sharon offered to go with me so we could get lunch...
View ArticleGuest Post from Rich – Church & Culture Let’s Have A Conversation
I believe that the Church is God’s great plan to embody His Love and Message. To be effective the church must be contextual to its time in history and its cultural context, location. I also believe, we...
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