Pastor Liz
Holy Witness: Good Friday
Sacred Story Later that week, Jesus was betrayed by one of his own friends, he was arrested, interrogated, and beaten. "It was nine in...
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Pastor Liz
- Apr 14
- 3 min
Holy Ritual: Love Feast
Sacred Story: Matthew 26:17 - 19, adapted by Wilda Gafney from her book, A Women's Lectionary for the Whole Church On the first day of...
Pastor Liz
- Apr 14
- 3 min
Holy Protest: Palm Sunday
Sacred Story: Matthew 21:1-11, adapted by Wilda Gafney from her book, A Women's Lectionary for the Whole Church Now they had come near...
Pastor Liz
- Nov 24, 2021
- 1 min
Embodied Advent
Advent begins November 28! It is a beautiful season of intentional waiting. Join us the four Sundays leading up to Christmas at 5 pm,...
Pastor Liz
- Oct 14, 2021
- 1 min
Blended WildWood
On Sundays at 5 pm we gather in person and on Zoom. For those in the room in-person, we will gather in the lower level of the Shepards...
Pastor Liz
- Oct 7, 2021
- 3 min
WildWood: Cultivate Play
Dr. Stuart Brown, a psychiatrist, clinical researcher and founder of The National Institute for Play argues that, “the opposite of play...
Pastor Liz
- Oct 1, 2021
- 2 min
DIY WildWood: Cultivate Rest
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...
Pastor Liz
- Sep 29, 2021
- 1 min
What's Next?
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...
Pastor Liz
- Sep 27, 2021
- 2 min
Around the Table
Last Sunday we gathered around several picnic tables for our monthly Wild Dinner Picnic. Protected from the rain under the picnic shelter...
Pastor Liz
- Aug 22, 2021
- 2 min
DIY WildWood: Hope Comes
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...
Pastor Liz
- Jun 22, 2021
- 2 min
The Business of Church
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...
Pastor Liz
- May 13, 2021
- 2 min
DIY WildWood May 16, 2021
DIY WildWood invites and encourages us to encounter the Holy exactly where we are. I am sharing some links, simple prompts and activities...
Pastor Liz
- Apr 7, 2021
- 2 min
DIY WildWood
This week, Sunday April 11, we will not gather together online or in-person. Instead, I invite you to head outside for some reflection...
Pastor Liz
- Jun 30, 2020
- 1 min
A Blessing For Our Week: A Series
We started sharing a brief video blessing each week on Instagram and Facebook.
Pastor Liz
- Jun 16, 2020
- 2 min
All-Community Meeting: Digest Version
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...
Pastor Liz
- Jun 5, 2020
- 2 min
Witness + Work
My heart feels heavy, and dismayed, hopeful and empowered all at the same time this week. Witnessing the violent police presence in so...
Pastor Liz
- May 19, 2020
- 3 min
Sensing God Pt. 1 | May 17, 2020
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...
Pastor Liz
- May 5, 2020
- 3 min
Peak Fatigue & Transformation | May 3, 2020
So here we are. 8 weeks online. 8 weeks without seeing one another.
Pastor Liz
- Apr 12, 2019
- 2 min
An Invocation for the Washington State Senate
I was invited to offer an invocation, or blessing, for the opening of the Washington State Senate legislative session today. These were...
Pastor Liz
- Apr 8, 2019
- 5 min
Sneakers & Flipping Tables
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...