Turning Loose
Turning loose is rarely graceful. I can’t think that there’s ever the right time to do so, especially the final letting go. Rarely are we ready. I certainly wasn’t. For me, it was a tug-o-war deal, yet the other side wasn’t pulling. My mom, growing weaker from an old illness, got sick over the holidays […]
Inner Work
Light and shadow live in all of us. A perennial truth. From where does the light come, and what is it that hides in the dark? Out on the edge of the wilderness, Mary and Joseph’s son walks toward the river where his cousin John is baptizing all who crave new life. In solidarity, he […]
Callings – Without Oars Book, 35 Years of Christ House, Bread of Life Fund, Jubilee Jobs and COVID-19, CoS Books Special + More
Callings – Winter 2020 The issue of Callings for this Winter is chock full of updates from around the community, starting off with a review of longtime CoS associate Wes Granberg-Michaelson’s new book Without Oars. Callings Editor Marjory Bankson then includes a note from Kayla about “Keeping Watch”, as well as Marjory’s own regular “Editor’s Corner” piece. We celebrate […]
Creator Sets Free
Creator Sets Free* walks up the mountain, quieting the stir of those who were gathering in numbers greater by the day. It was his inaugural address, given only to a handful of those who had drawn closest. They follow him as he climbs, trusting this still new and mysterious guide.† He describes to his apprentices […]
