WildWood Gathering

Advent begins November 28! It is a beautiful season of intentional waiting. Join us the four Sundays leading up to Christmas at 5 pm,...

580 days ago I sent an email with the news that WildWood would be moving to an online Zoom platform for a couple weeks. More than 80...

Dr. Stuart Brown, a psychiatrist, clinical researcher and founder of The National Institute for Play argues that, “the opposite of play...

Our culture exalts hard work; exhaustion is a status symbol and napping is a waste of time. When asked, “how are you?” how often do we...

Gardening season has ended and the rainy season has arrived. So what's a quirky little church-ish community to do?! The consensus from a...

Last Sunday we gathered around several picnic tables for our monthly Wild Dinner Picnic. Protected from the rain under the picnic shelter...

From where does your hope come? Maybe your world is feeling a little short on hope these days. The news is an incessant stream of bad to...

We don't talk about it much, but WildWood is a part of a larger organizational body, the Church of the Brethren denomination. With roots...

DIY WildWood invites and encourages us to encounter the Holy exactly where we are. I am sharing some links, simple prompts and activities...

This week, Sunday April 11, we will not gather together online or in-person. Instead, I invite you to head outside for some reflection...

We started sharing a brief video blessing each week on Instagram and Facebook.

We had a wonderful conversation during our All-Community Meeting on Sunday to talk about how we are doing and what should come next for...

My heart feels heavy, and dismayed, hopeful and empowered all at the same time this week. Witnessing the violent police presence in so...

In these days of social isolation and distancing it seems like our senses are cut off. We can’t touch each other, we can’t enjoy the...

So here we are. 8 weeks online. 8 weeks without seeing one another.

I was invited to offer an invocation, or blessing, for the opening of the Washington State Senate legislative session today. These were...

A compilation of Matthew 21:14, Mark 11:15-18, John 2:13-17. When Jesus entered the Temple, he found people selling cattle, sheep, and...

Last week we began our series, Seeking Words of Wisdom, an exploration of Holy Wisdom, this feminine embodiment of the Holy. “God’s...

What is Wisdom? She is intelligent, holy, unique, subtle, flowing, transparent, and pure; She is distinct, invulnerable, good, keen,...

Have you ever spent time with a three or four year old, that amazing age when they are beginning to wonder and they want to know the how,...