About Friday Friendship Tips: Friendship is often overlooked in our society, dropped down the priority list below our partners, children, other family members, and even our career. We often underestimate the power of friendship as a source of encouragement, strength, and…
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One of several theoretical orientations in which my counseling practice is rooted is that of Health At Every Size. The phrase was coined by Linda Bacon [correction: used by Linda Bacon, but not coined by...
Read More →The following is the full text of the May edition of my monthly column, Tea & Empathy, in the Redmond UMC Newsletter. Click here to go to the RUMC website to download the newsletter.
Be still and know that I am God
- Psalm 46:10
This well-known scripture…
Read More →The following is the full text of the April edition of my monthly column, Tea & Empathy, in the Redmond UMC Newsletter. Click here to go to the RUMC website to download the newsletter.
This year on Ash Wednesday we were blessed to worship with our…
Read More →The following is the full text of the February edition of my monthly column, Tea & Empathy, in the Redmond UMC Newsletter. Click here to go to the RUMC website to download the newsletter.
I am recovering from the worst cold I’ve had in years. I’m one of…
Read More →The following is the full text of the January edition of my monthly column, Tea & Empathy, in the Redmond UMC Newsletter. Click here to go to the RUMC website to download the newsletter.
Did you make new years resolutions this year? I made two. One was to be…
Read More →The following is the full text of the November edition of my monthly column, Tea & Empathy, in the Redmond UMC Newsletter. Click here to go to the RUMC website to download the newsletter.
I was recently asked to guest preach at Rainier Beach UMC, and the topic the…
Read More →I am writing this from Spokane, WA, where I am attending Jubilate, a yearly music and arts in worship festival. The keynote speaker, Presbyterian pastor Ron Davids, is working with us on the concept of worship that transforms… or to put it another way, transforming worship so that it…
Read More →This year I attended my first Pride parade, and it inspired in me some reflections about Pride festivities in general. Allow me to share these reflections with you, along with pictures taken at Seattle’s Pride parade.
Pride festivities are usually pretty well-known for the more outrageous, outlandish, and sometimes shocking…
Read More →There is a very thought-provoking article up on Slate right now called The Vancouver Experiment. It details a drop-in center in Vancouver, BC where addicts can come to get their fix. Yes, you read that right. Of course, the center doesn’t provide drugs; the folks have to bring…
Read More →This week is Fat Talk Free Week, sponsored by Tri Delta.
This is a week for all of us to take stock of how we talk about our bodies. Are we using negative language or positive language to talk about our bodies? Does the language we use reflect…
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About Friday Friendship Tips: Friendship is often overlooked in our society, dropped down the priority list below our partners, children, other family members, and even our career. We often underestimate the power of friendship as a source of encouragement, strength, and…
Read More →
One of several theoretical orientations in which my counseling practice is rooted is that of Health At Every Size. The phrase was coined by Linda Bacon [correction: used by Linda Bacon, but not coined by...
Read More →The following is the full text of the May edition of my monthly column, Tea & Empathy, in the Redmond UMC Newsletter. Click here to go to the RUMC website to download the newsletter.
Be still and know that I am God
- Psalm 46:10
This well-known scripture…
Read More →The following is the full text of the April edition of my monthly column, Tea & Empathy, in the Redmond UMC Newsletter. Click here to go to the RUMC website to download the newsletter.
This year on Ash Wednesday we were blessed to worship with our…
Read More →The following is the full text of the February edition of my monthly column, Tea & Empathy, in the Redmond UMC Newsletter. Click here to go to the RUMC website to download the newsletter.
I am recovering from the worst cold I’ve had in years. I’m one of…
Read More →The following is the full text of the January edition of my monthly column, Tea & Empathy, in the Redmond UMC Newsletter. Click here to go to the RUMC website to download the newsletter.
Did you make new years resolutions this year? I made two. One was to be…
Read More →The following is the full text of the November edition of my monthly column, Tea & Empathy, in the Redmond UMC Newsletter. Click here to go to the RUMC website to download the newsletter.
I was recently asked to guest preach at Rainier Beach UMC, and the topic the…
Read More →I am writing this from Spokane, WA, where I am attending Jubilate, a yearly music and arts in worship festival. The keynote speaker, Presbyterian pastor Ron Davids, is working with us on the concept of worship that transforms… or to put it another way, transforming worship so that it…
Read More →This year I attended my first Pride parade, and it inspired in me some reflections about Pride festivities in general. Allow me to share these reflections with you, along with pictures taken at Seattle’s Pride parade.
Pride festivities are usually pretty well-known for the more outrageous, outlandish, and sometimes shocking…
Read More →There is a very thought-provoking article up on Slate right now called The Vancouver Experiment. It details a drop-in center in Vancouver, BC where addicts can come to get their fix. Yes, you read that right. Of course, the center doesn’t provide drugs; the folks have to bring…
Read More →This week is Fat Talk Free Week, sponsored by Tri Delta.
This is a week for all of us to take stock of how we talk about our bodies. Are we using negative language or positive language to talk about our bodies? Does the language we use reflect…
Read More →