- May 16, 2023Thoughts on the Kingdom and the "Kin-dom"
Tim Woodcock writes: It has been only been ten days since King Charles III was crowned. As a Brit, people have asked me about it multiple times since then. Do I like Charles? Am I a fan of the royal family? Does the pomp and circumstance of the occasion make me glow with pride? My thoughts and feelings on this are so complex and contradictory that trying to write a coherent response see … - April 11, 2023A Tale of Two Basins
Mike Willock writes: Moving from the Maundy Thursday service in Niccolls Hall to the sanctuary where the Stations of the Cross are displayed, I was struck by two contrasting uses of a basin and water for washing.The basin in the Last Supper was used by Jesus, as described in John 13:“Jesus got up from the table and took off his robes. Picking up a linen towel he tied it around his waist. … - April 7, 2023A Good Friday poem by Ellie Stock: "Relentless is Creation's Via Dolorosa"
RELENTLESS IS CREATION’S VIA DOLOROSA Relentless is Creation’s Via Dolorosa— choosing each millisecond along its ever expanding Tree-of-Life journey— emerging, purging, resurging, fragile resilience ever setting Being’s face toward new Jerusalems: galaxies swirling, atoms whirling, comets hurling, creatures toiling, humans turmoiling and gargoyling. Relentless is Creation’s Via Dolor … - March 30, 2023Signs of Spring + Sunset on Westminster
With an eye out for signs of beauty and hope, these two photos were taken next to church in the past week. Thank you, Mike Willock. - March 14, 2023Sisters
A poem by Ellie Stock in the season for Women's History Month. To Earth's (Our/My) Sisters– Who ~ bravely dance their daily paces, shine extraordinary light on ordinary places, where others faint or fear to tread, where laughter is born and tears are shed. Who ~ steadfast, courageously with bolding care encourage unheard voices to dare, to share– whose own struggling an … - March 14, 2023"Stalked by sadness" – and yet…
Nancy Quigley writes: In these times of wars, horrendous earthquakes, gun violence, political division and mental health challenges, it’s sometimes good to find a word of encouragement. Recently, I read an article written by Peter Baker about Michael Gerson.* It is a good article, describing a complicated person with an eloquent Republican voice, who longed for “compassionate conservatis … - February 10, 2023Not Just Walking with God
A reflection by Mike Willock Micah 6:8 (NRSV) God has told you, O mortal, what is good, and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice and to love kindness and to walk humbly with your God? To begin the Sacred Space for Children part of the worship service on January 29, pastor Travis tried to engage the children with the Micah 6:8 preaching text. He strutted in front o … - January 25, 2023God left us a greeting card this morning
It’s just an old dog dish. Our dogs are long gone. We leave it on the patio as a rain gauge and for birds and squirrels to drink. But this morning the overnight snowfall and the warming day combined for a moment to create a joyful work of art, one that could not be sculpted by human hands.God left us a greeting card this morning. It will soon be gone. Beauty is all around us if we take t … - January 5, 2023Happy New Year. I’ve got this. – God
(photo and caption by Mike Willock) - December 22, 2022Star of Wonder, Star of Night – a guest blog post by Andrew Davis
This talk was given in a recent chaplaincy assembly by Dr. Andrew Davies, a colleague of mine at St. Louis Priory School. Andrew has a background in astrophysics and he uses this knowledge to underpin his talk which encouraged students to think about what their guiding light is. This talk was so powerful that I thought it deserved a greater audience beyond those in the school community. … - December 14, 2022It's Better to Give Than to Receive
Vickie Robinson (formerly 2PC's office administrator) writes: Since the Thanksgiving Holiday is over, my focus has now shifted to the excitement and joys of the upcoming Christmas and New Year's Holidays. My mind is forever filled with those who are not so fortunate, who cannot enjoy either holidays or life in general. During the pandemic, I was blessed with my position at 2PC … - November 23, 2022Help, Thanks, Wow
Tim Woodcock writes: Back in the summer, I read Annie Lamott’s Help, Thanks, Wow – Three Essential Prayers, mentioned in a previous blog post. While I appreciated certain passages in this 100-page book in it but wasn’t sold it on it as a whole. Before returning it to the library, I made a photocopy of the section about giving thanks, thinking I might be more in the mood for it at another … - November 9, 2022"Our parents in faith are watching"
"Our parents in faith are watching" – photo taken by Mike Willock, in the portrait lounge during the Christian Forum meeting prior to the Nov. 6 All Saints Day morning service. - November 9, 2022"Good morning, world. Rise and shine."
Photo by Mike Willock - November 4, 2022Pachamama Pondering, 2022
A poem written by Ellie Stock, reflecting on recent events and connecting the recent mass shooting at Central Visual and Performing Arts HS with other pandemic violence plaguing Earth and all that is in it. Pachamama is a figure in Native American spirituality, analogous to Mother Earth.PACHAMAMA PONDERING, 2022 One more time the alarm shrieks! (Ironically, paralleling folks’ being a …
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