Non harming involves a call to witness, and the healing work of building respectful, compassionate, and loving relationships means we must be willing to look back unflinchingly at the past, accepting responsibility and apologizing where necessary/helpful. Below, an example of truth and reconciliation in action, in a 1991 apology to Native people in Juneau, Alaska: JUNEAU – One by Read more
Thoughts are free, who can guess them? They flee by like shadows in the night. No one can know them, no hunter can shoot them,… And if they lock me in a dark dungeon, that would just be futile, because my thoughts tear apart barriers and throw down walls: Thoughts are free!
Time to Talk in Church about HIV and AIDS – Bakken Books, Acme WA [more] Now is the Time to Talk! This discussion is for those grieving the loss of loved ones, those watching as this pandemic unfolds, and those whose lives have not yet been touched by HIV and AIDS. This book was “designed to Read more
While you’re warming up, why not also take that time to instill positive thoughts? This is especially helpful in the case of a youth-choir. Consider: they may repeat this in their showers, each day. If you give them something like an ‘affirmative statement’ it may insert into their minds, like a meme (an idea that Read more
AN OPEN LETTER TO FRIENDS OF PRISON MINISTRY Dear Friends: One of the primary initiatives of The Riverside Church Metro Prison Ministry is to respond to the negative public perception about people formerly or currently incarcerated as expressed in the language and concepts used to describe us. When we are not called mad dogs, animals, Read more
Art thou in the Darkness? Mind it not, for if thou dost it will fill thee more, but stand still and act not, and wait in patience till Light arises out of Darkness to lead thee. Art thou wounded in conscience? Feed not there, but abide in the Light which leads to Grace and Truth, Read more
Saturday Morning: 8:00 am
Saturday Vigil: 4:30 pm
Sunday: 7:30 am, 9:00 am, 10:45 am,
12:30 pm, 5:30 pm
Saturday Vigil: 6:15pm
Sunday: 9:00am, 7:15pm
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday: 8:30 am
