Category: Personal & Spiritual Development
The Seed of Imagination
Awhile back, my family sat in the back yard with a young adult friend as our the six-year-old ran, leapt,… Read More >
Words on the Wind-Imagination
We made it through 2020! Welcome, 2021, Welcome! I am so grateful the calendar has turned its pages, grateful for… Read More >
Dena’s Digressions – Stillness
One of my favorite InterPlay forms is called Shapes and Stillness. You can do it with one hand or your… Read More >
Words on the Wind – Stillness
Rev. Jennifer Nordstrom, Senior Minister. What does it mean to be a people of Stillness? Is stillness strongest right before… Read More >
Return to Stillness
December stillness conjures images of quiet walks in nature, listening for a bird call, or being in a cloud of… Read More >
Words on the Wind–Healing
by Rev. Jennifer Nordstrom The early November winds carry us to a time of transition: one of seasons, one of… Read More >
Singing as a Healing Modality
Alissa Rhode, Lead Music Director. As I consider our November theme of healing, I am reminded of what may arguably… Read More >
Dena’s Digressions
The Rev. Dena McPhetres. One of the most important things we do as a religious community is create sacred time… Read More >
Art as an Antidote
The Rev. Kimberlee Tomczak Carlson, Minister of Religious Education. Religious philosopher Henry Wieman asks us that we pay attention to… Read More >
Deep Listening
The Rev. Jennifer Nordstrom. This October, our community will explore what it means to be a people of deep listening…. Read More >
Dena’s Digressions
The Rev. Dena McPhetres A wise mentor once told me that when people attend a wedding ceremony, they celebrate the… Read More >
Dena’s Digressions – Character
Our theme this month is Character. What does it mean to be a people of character? I chose this theme… Read More >
Words on the Wind – Character
When I was in the 6th grade, my Mom and I started reading Shakespeare together. I fell in love with… Read More >
Dena’s Digressions – Play
Summer is upon us and we are so ready to be out and about playing under the warm sun! I’m… Read More >
Words on the Wind – Play
I can scarcely believe we are entering June and summer in Wisconsin. It will be quite a different kind of… Read More >
Dena’s Digressions
We are planful people. And we’re good at it. Much of the effectiveness and calm of our congregational life is… Read More >