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Walking is about the only form of exercise that I really enjoy doing, and my new favorite walk since I started here at St. John’s is from the church to the log cabin at Phoenix Lake. It’s been especially gratifying to do this after the recent rains, because the waterfall from the spillway of theRead more

Last Sunday our children told the story of Christmas. They learned songs, memorized lines, practiced their entrances – how they would walk in and where they would stand, they put on their costumes and worked together, transforming the church into a scene from Bethlehem, 2,000 years ago (give or take). I imagine this story isRead more

For as long as I can recall, my mom has attended St. John’s Advent Quiet Days. When I was little, this day was shrouded in mystery – not unlike Advent itself- as my mom would announce where she was going and disappear to a church that I’d never been to (the beautiful St. Columba’s Inverness).Read more

Ever since my seminary days in the mid-90s I have begun Advent by reading a short reflection by the writer and minister, Frederick Buechner. It was originally published in 1988, and while it shows its age, I still feel it evokes the expectation of Advent and the importance of attending to Advent at a timeRead more