We were recently visited by Denver7 News as part of their special “Finding Faith in Colorado”. This program focuses on area spiritual communities which are exploring new ways to relate to creation. The show premiered Sunday, December 23 at 4pm (Denver7).
Based on John 13:31-35 “Remind me why you hate playing Hedbanz with my mom and me,” I text my husband. Family conflicts make excellent sermon illustrations. “Because you ask silly questions in completely random order (question mark),” he responds. “Well, that’s not cheating (period),” I answer. And, then all on my own, it comes back […]
Based on John 21: 15-19 This week has been absolutely exhausting. On Thursday, I noticed the physical exhaustion. The cost of the adrenal rush required to keep up with five consecutive days of full agendas. On Friday night, I noticed the emotional fatigue. The cost of an open mind and a compassionate heart exposed to […]
An Easter Morning Message. When I think back to the beginning of this journey with The Land, there are really only one or two times that I felt we had approached the end of our story. The first time is understandably the most memorable. Only a year into our planning stages a rumor arrived through […]
The Land is excited to be featured in the article The Land and New Life on the Rethink Church website. An article by Kerry Greenhill documents our mission and the work we are doing to bring a new vision of a unified spiritual community to the diverse socio-economic environment which is Aurora, Colorado. The article […]
A few months ago, my daughter and her friend introduced me to a reality show called, “Nailed It.” The show features three amateur bakers tasked with the job of recreating a professionally decorated cake. The challenges begin basic and increase in difficulty throughout the show. The girls love the show for the humorous endings which […]
With the news of poet Mary Oliver’s passing last week, I was reminded of the ways in which her words have escorted me in and out and over life’s welcome (and unwelcome) invitations to spiritual and personal transformation. The following excerpt was written and read to a small group in May of 2018. It is […]
This past Monday I attended the City of Aurora’s Public Hearing regarding the previous administrative approval to drill up to 16 horizontally mined oil and gas wells on a 15-acre property just one mile north of The Land. Since the inception of The Land, the oil and gas industry has been an ongoing source of […]
We were recently visited by Denver7 News as part of their special “Finding Faith in Colorado”. This program investigates area spiritual communities which are exploring new ways to relate to creation. The show premieres this Sunday, December 23 at 4pm (Denver7). An encore presentation is scheduled for Tuesday, December 25 at 9pm (assuming the NBA […]
