In every age, the soil of the world grows hard with tyranny—systems that choke the tender shoots of truth, compassion, and imagination. Yet even in such seasons, the Spirit calls gardeners. Like Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary, we are summoned to cultivate beauty and resistance in unlikely ground. Her nursery rhyme, whimsical on its surface, hides … Continue reading On Contrarian Gardening: Or, How To Sow Seeds of Revolution

This Sunday, in honor of Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day), we remember the six million Jews killed in the Holocaust and widen the circle of our remembrance to include all who were targeted by Nazi terror: Roma and Sinti people, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, political dissidents, Jehovah’s Witnesses, and countless others whose lives were deemed … Continue reading Remembering As Resistance

On this Easter Sunday morning we will gather to celebrate the season with music, reflection, Easter Eggs and more to honor the holiday.  The service “On the Afterlife of Love” will explore how the story of Jesus lives on—not only in ancient texts or inherited doctrines, but in the countless ways communities across time have … Continue reading On The Afterlife of Love