Happy Anniversary, my shameless plug, and hearing the Spirit through music
Happy 2nd Anniversary, Darkwood Brew! I’m so happy to be a part of this. If I’m getting this all wrong, please, no one tell me. It is an honor to write on Darkwood Brew. I’ve always had a great love for music. I’m all over the place on genres....On being made well and making others well
I recently read a local article about child behavior discussing an issue with a boy in a high-risk needs program. The young boy began a discussion with “When I go to jail…” It turns out, all the men in his life are in jail. And all of the home talk...Gimme A Break
I hustle and struggle each week to read the sermon, watch Darkwood Brew and feel qualified enough to write these somewhat relatable posts. This week, I might have been trying to watch Darkwood Brew while at work. I have the freedom to do so, I suppose. But the irony...Jesus and the Voices Within
by Rev. Eric Elnes, Ph.D. Jesus praying in the Garden of Gethsemane before being arrested and crucified may fit the freight-night spirit of Halloween better than it does the lead-up to Thanksgiving. Yet what transpires at Gethsemane fits the topic of our series about...Voices
This past week, I had a voice tap me on the shoulder and suggest that if I didn’t go to church, that I could get “Our Cave” done, and maybe even the laundry. And then the other voice tapped my shoulder and told me not to over shoot my hope that the...We All Breathe
One of the things that interests me about the breath exercises we did in church Sunday is how all great wisdom traditions frequently end up at the same place. Thomas Merton died while on a tour of Asia where he met with Buddhist monks. Thomas Keating revived a...Our Cave
The current sermon series of Listen! Hearing that still, small voice and finding your own has completely moved me. But not like you think. I’ve literally been moving things. And I don’t use the term literally lightly. Dr. Elnes spoke of the story of Elijah...Now, where did I put that cave?
Do you think Elijah really wanted to leave the security of that cave and go anoint some others? I don’t. I’m betting he was hoping God would show up and tell him, “Good Job, Elijah! Way to go! You’re hiding in this cave. Just stay here, I’ll take care of you and we...Week 6: Jesus, the New Adam – Rethinking Salvation
By Rev. Chris Alexander September 30, 2012 Romans 5:12-21 12Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death came through sin, and so death spread to all because all have sinned— 13sin was indeed in the world before the law, but sin is not...Partners and Promotions
