WildWood Gathering

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 o...

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

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 tast
 because no one thing is God. 
The body of God is not the human body 
nor any other body; 
rather, all bodies are reflections of God..." To see creation as the body of God we might begin to see, “the marvels at our feet and at our fingertips: 
 the intricate splendor of the Alpine forget-me-not 
 or a child’s hand. We might begin to recogni

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 t...

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 d...

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

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

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,...

There are those stories that are based on truth and facts. And for those stories the facts and truth are important. Then there are those ...

Last week we started a six-week focus on Sabbath. We talked about finding that balance between restrictive Sabbath and our culture of ove...

The Israelites had been freed from slavery in Egypt and were headed to the promised land of freedom and prosperity. Moses was leading the...

Last week I shared a quote from Christian Wiman from his conversation with Krista Tippitt on the On Being Podcast; “…doubt is so woven in...

When I attend two-week academic intensives, I have the almost guilty luxury of only being a student. For most of us, especially those of ...

We are excited to announce that WildWood is ready to make the move to a new and BIGGER location. It has been such a gift to spend the las...

Join us in the Rose Garden picnic shelter at Priest Point Park for a special WildWood Gathering summer concert with Claire Hitchins. Cl...

Because we meet in an AMAZING bookstore I often come across some pretty wonderful books on Sundays. Not Quite Narwal, by Jessie Sima is o...