This past weekend, I was invited to share at Bridge City Community Church (http://www.bethechurch.net) in SE Portland.

Here are the thoughts that I shared…

The beginning of my public meditation was the unexplainable violence in Paris last week.  My out loud thoughts surfed through stories from my youth, the harmful limitations that church-speak perpetrates upon us, ancient church theology and expression AND the very present participation of God with us in the world, a world often saturated by pain and loss.

I hope you will take a few minutes to meditate along with me and Bridge City Community.