Hope in the midst of a perpetual Holy Saturday

Creating community with folks who are living outside is often like entering into a world where it is always Holy Saturday; the day in the church calendar where Jesus is dead, all hope is lost and the possibility of renewal…

Gus: The New Guy

  An update here on the blog is long overdue and I still have yet to introduce myself to many of you and give you a bit of my story. So I’m going to the former by way of the…

A final farewell, and a few reflections

Around four years ago, while serving with a small church in SE Portland, my friend and pastor AJ came up to me and said there was this place called HOMEpdx, and they were looking for communities like ours to partner…

Ordination and Community

A little over a month ago, I was standing in the corner of a crowded parish hall in the church where we share space.  The room was full of our friends and community, finishing up our lunchtime meal.  A few…