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Mary Did You Know? | Advent 3
We’ve spent the first weeks of Advent in the first testament of the bible looking at the prophetic words, the visions told by Isaiah that...
Pastor Liz
Dec 13, 20165 min read


Gratitude
In the winter I am writing about, there is much darkness. Darkness of nature, darkness of event, darkness of the spirit. The sprawling...
Pastor Liz
Nov 24, 20162 min read


Lament
I’m angry friends. I’m heartbroken and angry. I am not ready to “get to work”. I am not ready to “dust myself off”. I am not ready to...
Pastor Liz
Nov 9, 20162 min read


Anxiety & Faith | Matthew 5:1-16
This week has felt dark. This past week before the time changed felt so dark. The days and days of rain certainty aren’t helping, it was...
Pastor Liz
Nov 7, 20165 min read


WWJD + Standing Rock
When I was young in the late 1990’s among my rather conservative christian friends WWJD, what would Jesus do, became a popular motto....
Pastor Liz
Oct 31, 20166 min read


Becoming the Beloved Community | Bethany Chapel October 26, 2016
As a part of Bethany Theological Seminaries fall preaching series, I was asked to share about WildWood Gathering and where we see the...
Pastor Liz
Oct 26, 20161 min read


Live from the GooseCast Stage
In July I spent five days in the sticky-humid mountains of North Carolina attending Wild Goose Festival, a spirituality, faith and social...
Liz Ullery Swenson
Aug 17, 20161 min read


Marching the Stars
Each August my family and I head up to Mt. Rainier to see the Perseid meteor shower. This year it's supposed to be extra spectacular and...
Liz Ullery Swenson
Aug 11, 20162 min read


Who Is My Neighbor? | Luke 10:25-37
As we drove up the winding two-lane road an hour outside of Asheville North Carolina, I was prepared to loose cell phone reception. I had...
Liz Ullery Swenson
Jul 15, 20166 min read


Fruits of the Spirit | Sharing Divine Love
While WildWood is Christian leaning, we are not exclusive. And we certainly don’t expect you to profess any particular beliefs to be a...
Liz Ullery Swenson
Jun 23, 20168 min read


Sanctuary
Last week at a Christian conference one of the evening worship services took on a spirit all its own. While it was meaningful for many,...
Liz Ullery Swenson
Jun 12, 20162 min read


A Queer Reading of Psalm 31
The myriad of voices and perspectives represented by the original Psalm writers invites the opportunity to re-contextualize the psalms to...
Liz Ullery Swenson
May 12, 20166 min read


The Future of Church
In August I started seminary working toward a Masters of Divinity at Bethany Theological Seminary. It’s a big and exciting step. As a...
Pastor Liz
Dec 2, 20155 min read
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