In October I had the privilege of visiting Second Church Presbyterian in St. Louis, Missouri and St. Mark’s Anglican Church in Sheffield, England. Both are thriving. Second Church gave me the title for my weekend with them: “Imagination, Empathy and […]
Awe and Wonder, Here and Now Issue 14 – Travel Reflections Read More »
In our last Awe and Wonder I noted that I have the privilege of being invited to Second Church in St. Louis, Missouri for a weekend exploration of “Imagination, Empathy and Action: Being Christian in a Fragmented Age.” I will
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Imagination, Empathy and Action: Being Christian in a Fragmented Age. That is the title of a presentation I will be giving in St. Louis in October. The title was given to me after engaging conversation with the senior pastor, Travis
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Pattern Arising from Chaos Reinventing the Sacred: A New View of Science, Reason and Religion, by Stuart Kauffman. This book was recommended to me by someone whose left brain is far more developed than mine. Kauffman is a complexity theorist,
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Rev. Marianne Wells Borg August 26, 2018 Proper 16/John 6:56-69 Trinity Episcopal Church, Bend Oregon “It is the spirit that gives life; the flesh is useless.” That’s what the author of John’s gospel has Jesus say today. Just two weeks
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August 12, 2018 The Rev. Marianne Wells Borg Trinity Episcopal Church, Bend Oregon Proper 14/ John 6:35, 41-45 This week I am going to give a nod to the Gospel of John. But first, a nod to Bill Ellis. Last
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Ring Lake Ranch, a place for renewal in the wilderness. A place of wonder. And community. I led some conversations about our days of awe and wonder and being Christian in the 21st century during my week at Ring Lake Ranch
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Morning in a New Land Mary Oliver In trees still dripping night some nameless birds Woke, shook out their arrowy wings, and sang, Slowly, like finches sifting through a dream. The pink sun fell, like glass, into the fields. Two
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St. Thomas Episcopal Church Dubois, Wyoming Proper 10 / Mark 6: 14-29 The Rev. Canon Marianne Wells Borg Jesus’ Name Was Known – Is He John the Baptist’s Spirit Come to Life? “King Herod heard of it, for Jesus’ name
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Seeing Jesus through a 21st Century Lens. That was the title of a seminar weekend given by Michael Morwood, June 22-23, 2018 in Bend, Oregon. I now live near Bend. This event was intended to serve a regional audience. Even
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