Tag Archives: Sabbath

Thresh(holding)

Posted on September 25, 2022 by Rev. Gretchen Haley

When I was a young adult, I had a very close friend who I spent so much time with,every day, for months, and years. We worked on projects together, laughed, and learned together, we taught each other about life. Through our relationship, … Continue reading →

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Weeds, a Sabbatical Story

Posted on August 17, 2019 by Rev. Gretchen Haley

I know it sounds naive, but I swear at the start, I thought it was a one-time thing. Granted, they were everywhere, so I knew it wasn’t going to be simple, or short term. But, still, I thought if I … Continue reading →

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Reunion, a Sabbatical Story

Posted on August 12, 2019 by Rev. Gretchen Haley

What does it mean to meet again? After months, or years, or decades, to encounter another that we have not seen, or kept fully in touch with, especially one we once knew well, one we were close to, who knew … Continue reading →

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Shows, a Sabbatical Story

Posted on August 11, 2019 by Rev. Gretchen Haley

I trace my love affair with TV to Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd. Moonlighting ran from when I was 10 to 14, a time when I had a super small TV in my bedroom.  Before I even knew it was … Continue reading →

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Poetry, a Sabbatical Story

Posted on August 9, 2019 by Rev. Gretchen Haley

“Perhaps the earth can teach us as when everything seems dead and later proves to be alive.” -Pablo Neruda I’ve always loved writing – especially poetry – which I started experimenting with in middle school when all things feel like … 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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Telling the Stories of Sabbatical

Posted on August 6, 2019 by Rev. Gretchen Haley

I’m nearing the end of my nearly-15 week sabbatical. My first, after 7 years serving Foothills through major transitions, occasional upheaval, a big surge in (numerical, organizational, spiritual) growth, and the election of 2016 (aka liberal existenstial crisis). All of … Continue reading →

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Unbalance Your Life

Posted on August 28, 2018 by Rev. Gretchen Haley

One evening, not too terribly long ago – relatively speaking, there were two sisters who were preparing for a very special dinner guest.  He was a powerful teacher, someone who radiated wisdom, and love.  They each prepared for this special … Continue reading →

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Making Space for Grace

Posted on January 29, 2017 by Rev. Gretchen Haley

  Audio podcast available here. Reading: X by Wendell Berry  Sermon: Making Space for Grace  How am I going to live through this? This is the question people ask when they are in the middle of a crisis, a trauma, … Continue reading →

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