Tag: Camas Friends Church

  • And today, I say farewell to my beloved church

    Here is a bit of what we did today as a farewell to our ministry at Camas Friends Church. “Therefore, my brothers and sisters, whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, stand firm in the Lord in this way, my beloved… Rejoice [Farewell] in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice…

  • A Blended Family: On The Importance of Difference

    “Whoever comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and even life itself, cannot be my disciple.” (Luke 14:26) “Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began…

  • Are You Still Here? Thoughts on Leave-Taking

    After telling a friend of mine that my family and I would be leaving the NW in a few months for a job change, she offered solid wisdom I have hung onto: “Do your best to pay attention to everything that is happening around, the emotions, the reactions, the people who reach out, those who…

  • State of the Church: Camas Friends Church

    I just posted our 2011 “State of the Church Report” on our meeting’s blog. You can read it here: http://wp.me/pzEU4-eh