Tag Archives: Humanity

Lifewords

Posted on October 15, 2023 by Rev. Gretchen Haley

Twenty four years ago this week, I was on a flight to Portland to meet up with my parents. I had words I needed to say to them for the very first time. Words that were too big for an email or a … Continue reading →

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God With Us – Christmas 2020

Posted on December 24, 2020 by Rev. Gretchen Haley

It never fails that Christmas comes when I’m not quite ready. It’s a particularly problematic given my profession, but I know I’m not alone.  It’s always such a shock after Thanksgiving, here comes December, and the rush of balancing it … Continue reading →

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State of Emergence-y

Posted on March 24, 2020 by Rev. Gretchen Haley

When I came back from sabbatical last fall, I carried with me this one poem as a guiding light, and grounding. It’s by Pablo Neruda, called Keeping Quiet. It’s a poem about the wisdom of stillness – the healing we … Continue reading →

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Inefficiently Yours

Posted on January 28, 2020 by Rev. Gretchen Haley

Reading: Wendell Berry’s Manifesto: Mad Farmer Liberation Front  Sermon: Inefficiently Yours  Every day this week, I had at least one package on my front porch when I got home.  Every day.  At least one.  Not all of them were from … Continue reading →

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Shallots, a Sabbatical Story

Posted on August 7, 2019 by Rev. Gretchen Haley

At a certain point in the summer, I realized that I’d peeled, and sliced, and cooked up more shallots in the past few months than I’d probably cooked in my whole life.  Shallots are, I decided, one funny but true … Continue reading →

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You Make No Sense

Posted on March 4, 2019 by Rev. Gretchen Haley

Sermon: You Make No Sense – Gretchen This past week, the State of Oregon heard public comments for a Bill they were considering that would stop non-medical exemptions for vaccinations. See, just across the Columbia river, officials in Clark County, Washington have just confirmed … Continue reading →

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Loving People Anyway

Posted on January 29, 2019 by Rev. Gretchen Haley

Reading: Gate A-4 by Naomi Shihab Nye  Sermon: Loving People Anyway  Sermon Audio Available Here Almost exactly one year ago, 17-year-old Zachary Cruz was having a regular afternoon at the skate park when his mom’s friend showed up running towards … Continue reading →

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Time to DTR

Posted on January 12, 2014 by Rev. Gretchen Haley

Reading – “Seeing People” by Brene Brown, from Daring Greatly  Last week, while getting my nails done, I watched in horror as the two women across from me talked on their phones the whole time, employing head nods, eyebrow raises, … Continue reading →

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What Can We Count On? (Part 3)

Posted on January 1, 2014 by Rev. Gretchen Haley

Perhaps there’s no better time than January, this time of new beginnings and resolutions, to turn your attention to what is worthy of your ultimate trust. There are so many places to misplace our loyalty this time of year, so many things and people making unworthy … Continue reading →

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Born this Way…?

Posted on July 14, 2013 by Rev. Gretchen Haley

First Reading – #592 The Free Mind by William Ellery Channing I call that mind free which masters the senses, which recognizes its own reality and greatness:Which passes life, not in asking what it shall eat or drink, but in … Continue reading →

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