In March of this year, I put my hand down on a pane of glass that covers the stone where Jesus is alleged to have been born. It was a curious experience that requires some explaining (maybe some forgiveness.) I went with a few of you as a pilgrim to Bethlehem to the Church of the Nativity. It’s the oldest site for continuous worship for Christians in the world. It’s a somewhat hectic place, and Read more…
Doctors’ notes, swinging votes, but I can’t decideIf I stay here much longer, surely will dieLived the life full of vice with passion and crimeCan’t say I’m perfect, but I certainly tried To be joyful, joyfulJoyful and happy, sunny and brightTo be joyful, joyfulJoyful and happy, just being alive JOYFUL, X Ambassadors
Dear M4M Community, WOW, mamas! Nearly 1 year. What an incredible ride! We are so grateful to share in the remarkable journey that is life with you. This caring community was born out of a dream to make a love-spreading difference in the lives of mothers across ages and stages. And, we are…YOU are! We would like to pause after these amazing first 11 months to acknowledge you all for showing up for yourselves and Read more…
Creation Care – Big 5 Commitments for Advent Check out the bulletin boards in Hansen Hall for the staff and clergy “Big 5” Commitments during Advent. Commit with us by choosing one of the options below and penciling your name in that category! 1. Go Vegan or Meatless Mondays: Try eating vegan for Advent or just one day of the week! “Veganism offers a potent way to shrink our environmental footprint and it can also Read more…
Blessings to you in these seasons of Advent and Christmas. I hope this season and His coming bring you joy! Big black clouds are rolling in, obscuring the Tetons, and as I write this I’m looking out my office window at a skiff of snow, leaf-bare crabapple trees in front of Hansen Hall, one tree still laden with heavy red fruit. I’m warm, I’m dry, and I’m grateful. It’s hard to imagine a more beautiful Read more…
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Over three years ago, I met Kendra Heimbuck, former Executive Director of Teton Habitat over a sandwich at the New York City Sub Shop on the corner of Broadway. I was getting to know the community and Kendra was kind enough to meet for lunch and fill me in on Habitat. I already had a sense that housing was a huge problem for so many here. Kendra filled me in on a big dream of Read more…
Here’s what Jesus said: As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you; abide in my love. If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in his love. I have said these things to you so that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be complete.‘This is my commandment, that you love one another as I Read more…
“We are never so vulnerable as when we love.” — Sigmund Freud “Emotion comes from a Latin word emovere, to move. We talk of being “moved” by our emotions, and we are “moved” when those we love show their deeper feelings to us.” “If you know your loved one is there and will come when you call, you are more confident of your worth, your value. And the world is less intimidating when you have Read more…
(The Rev.) Franklin O. Johnson passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 17, 2019. He is survived by his step-daughter, Elizabeth Turner, grandchildren, and his loving wife, Sally. Frank served as rector of St. John’s Episcopal Church in Jackson, WY, nearly 19 years, between November 1981 – September 2000. From day one, Frank developed a fascination for the history of the church, and wrote the only historical account published to date. Frank said, “My reward was Read more…