
The Journey Home
Finding our way to the place in our minds and hearts where we deeply and truly belong — home.

Finding our way to the place in our minds and hearts where we deeply and truly belong — home.

Life is full of beginnings and endings. From the cycle of the Sun to the rotation of crops, we see examples every day of the … Read the rest “Weaving the Interdependent Web in Times of Disconnection”

Amidst the highs and lows of life, we can be drawn to something larger than ourselves that makes it all worthwhile. Bring water for our … Read the rest “Homecoming and Welcoming Sunday/Waters of the World”

As we stand on the threshold of a new congregational year as well as the Jewish High Holy Days, we explore the sacred act of … Read the rest “Return to Beginning: Love Is the Home of Our Interdependence”

After a childhood of attendance at 10 or 11 different schools by the time she hit grade school, an ever-increasing number of siblings and both … Read the rest “How To Be a Spiritual Ghost”

After being born into addiction and then being orphaned, I had to raise myself. I learned how to find peace amongst the chaos of living … Read the rest “How I Found Peace in a Life of Chaos”

You don’t know what you don’t know. Right? Growing up in a small town in Iowa I had no exposure to diversity – until there … Read the rest “Des Moines Diversity & Me”

Kerri’s religious life, as opposed to her spiritual life, began in Catholicism, swerved briefly into born-again Christianity, and finally veered clunkily into agnosticism. She’ll share … Read the rest “Spiritual Journeys Are Not Linear”

Kym’s spiritual journey started at an early age after witnessing a miracle. After a lifetime of conservative beliefs and “not enoughness” she used a blackboard … Read the rest “Blackboard Spirituality”

Raise your voice, your spirit, and your smile as we get to know Lyssa Martin – a creator, a caregiver, an advocate, and your newest … Read the rest “Truth Is All Around Us”

The long shadow of colonization brought my people Catholic Christianity, and in that history it became the dominant spiritual framework around me, overlaying but never … Read the rest “Reclaiming the Sacred: How Kind Spirit Found Me”

If you’ve never thought you were Doris Day and could seduce Rock Hudson to kiss you, then you’re in for a treat as I turn … Read the rest “A Straight Man’s Eulogy Turned Gay”