News from the Director of Religious Education
Risky Territory
And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. ~ Anaïs Nin This is my ninth blog post as your [...]
Digging In
Inch by inch, row by row, gonna make this garden grow All it takes is a rake and a hoe and a piece of fertile ground Inch by inch, row by row, please bless these [...]
Welcome Table
Dr. Mary Lamb Shelden Home to the table, home to the feast, Where the last are the first and the greatest are the least . . . Where the rich will envy what [...]
Pulling Through
Dr. Mary Lamb Shelden Losing love is like a window in your heart. Everybody sees you’re blown apart, Everybody feels the wind blow. ~Paul Simon, “Graceland” I lost my father to lung cancer [...]
Bound Up
Dr. Mary Lamb Shelden “If you have come here to help me, you are wasting your time . . . But if you have come here because your liberation is bound up with [...]
Who Is the Guest At Our Table?
Dr. Mary Lamb Shelden “As I thought back to that moment . . . I knew exactly why I looked away. I was so afraid of my own need, I couldn’t look need [...]




