tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80575211554650860662012-01-13T00:02:19.184-08:00I'm a tribal episcopalian, and accidental church hospitality tester. This is the place where I ponder what that means.kehfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10454515125572637788noreply@blogger.comBlogger121100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8057521155465086066.post-32237550718306515492012-01-09T22:25:00.000-08:002012-01-09T22:31:09.046-08:00

Here's a story:When I was in college I was in a volunteer group that was run by my friends.Lacking much in the way of practical experience we 'created' several different ways of managing our all-volunteer group, We were trying to meet self-imposed deadlines for a creative project. We spent _literally_ years reinventing basic governance structures-- discarding one and creating something else

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'Tis the Season on Facebook for those "Keep CHRIST in Christmas" memes. These type of copy/paste postings annoy me for two reasons: the inevitable 'repost if you are not ashamed' or '96% of people won't repost' passive-aggressive guilt-tripping that is tagged onto the end of the message; and the lack of thought it takes to re-post them. If a person feels strongly about a topic, I would much

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Recently, I was asked if my essay "Powerful Birthdays" could be republished at the Episcopal Cafe. I agreed, and am pleased that more people will get to see it.I wrote it a few weeks after the hijackings on 11 September that lead to the destruction of the twin towers in New York City, the Pentagon, and the crash of Flight 93.It is both odd and sad that I have a "where I was" memory of this event

kehfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10454515125572637788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8057521155465086066.post-47111015310350870632009-07-12T11:47:00.000-07:002009-07-15T11:13:00.504-07:00

Today I got up, dressed for church, left on time, arrived early only to find......that today there were no 1030 services-- today was the day of the Church picnic.Now I don't go to church regularly, but the priest had called us to see if we were thinking of becoming regular members of the parish and we'd said yes. Have we received any other information from them? No.Does their web-site say that

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I'm the type of person who can find deep meaning in a bowl of cereal and I love reading, so its not surprising that much of my thinking about religion comes in the form of the books I read and how I respond to them. This time around I've been reading a mix of fiction and non-fiction.Non-fiction“Meditations on Violence: a comparison of martial arts training and real world violence" by Rory

kehfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10454515125572637788noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8057521155465086066.post-8794366084044675362009-02-15T00:22:00.001-08:002009-02-15T01:17:28.686-08:00

I was watching a keynote speech Bill Gates gave where he talked about two problems: malaria eradication and creating good teachers. During his talk he mentioned that more money is spent every year on hair loss products than on malaria research. I found that shocking (but I watch enough late-night TV not to find it surprising).I understand that our society has stereotypes about baldness that can

kehfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10454515125572637788noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8057521155465086066.post-24564582760858668992009-01-28T11:03:00.000-08:002009-01-28T11:06:49.688-08:00

I was visiting a lovely church in Manzanita, Oregon for services one Sunday. One of the bible passages appointed for the day was the parable of the hired hands from Matthew 20:1-16 in which a landowner hires workers throughout the day. At the end of the day he settles up with all of the workers, paying them all the same amount, regardless of how long they worked.This has always been one of the

kehfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10454515125572637788noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8057521155465086066.post-19480783513723644052008-10-28T17:08:00.000-07:002012-01-09T23:08:43.707-08:00

Halloween has been central to my life since before I can remember. I was born within a few days of October 31st and have had an affinity for the holiday ever since. It is one of the most creative times of the year for me and it holds a special place in my heart. In kindergarten I took to wearing my queen cape (a ratty piece of blue fabric) and tinfoil crowns to school every day. I was Queen

kehfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10454515125572637788noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8057521155465086066.post-9785993627222636552008-09-03T07:25:00.001-07:002008-11-13T04:50:15.856-08:00

I am on the Island of Iona with my mother. We are midway through a trip that started in the south of England in Torquay and will end with our return to London to fly home. One of the subjects under discussion at we amble about has been stupid things we have done over the years. My most recent memorable stupid moment was about two years ago when I decided that I could manage to roll my

kehfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10454515125572637788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8057521155465086066.post-16781481789972113342008-08-24T01:17:00.000-07:002008-11-13T04:51:07.532-08:00

My most recent solo travel experience was to Norway in 2005. I had made a concerted effort for three years beforehand to learn Norwegian after having a wonderful time on my first trip there in 2000. While I was in Norway I made a concerted effort to speak only Norwegian. Luckily I had supportive cousins to practice on for the first week I was there. They were all very patient with me and even

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Rev Gal Blog Pals had a question come into their "Ask the Matriarch" column asking what children's books would be good for a pastor's bookshelf.  In thinking about the books that most strongly made me think about my concept of god and my relationship to faith, I realized that most of them are Science Fiction or Fantasy.  Not only that, but they are books that made me think.  I don't know that a

kehfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10454515125572637788noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8057521155465086066.post-69435058441570301772008-07-28T05:53:00.000-07:002009-01-15T19:02:40.847-08:00

I have been writing essays since 2000 and have just recently switched to Blogger. My previous work can be found here.

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