Worship

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• Want healing? First of all: Remember who's boss

  By Gordy Arlin, a Bahá’í ... - May 30
  Got complaints? Need relief? Are mankind’s harrowing growing pains giving you the deep, deep blues? Is it all too much? My testimony today is that ...
  

• Mind fields of desire

  By Sal Barba, Ph.D. - May 16
  “The awakened are few and not easy to find. Happy is a family in which such a sage is born!” -The Dhammapada In meditation, study and practice it ...
  

• We must never forget

  By Glen Pickus, Temple ... - May 02
  The education of Jewish youth always includes learning “never forget” about the Holocaust. Yom HaShoah, or Holocaust Remembrance Day, is observed ...
  

• Caffeine, compassion and enough to go around

  By Kelsey Pummer, Pointe ... - Apr 18
  This morning, I woke up extra early so I could sit on my spot on the couch, look out the windows and watch the world wake up as I enjoyed a hot ...
  

• Dealing with conflict is a heart matter

  By Don Saul, Family Life ... - Mar 14
  Think about the last time you were sorry for how an interaction went with another person. You butted heads; you spoke without thinking; the ...
  

• Sign up to learn Hebrew

  By Glen Pickus, Temple ... - Feb 22
  Hebrew is the universal language connecting all Jews. I could walk into a synagogue anywhere in the world and be able to join them in prayer ...
  

• 'The Bible says... '

  By Pastor Mark Samuelson,... - Feb 08
  I wish I had a nickel for every time someone has used the phrase “The Bible says …” with me. It is a useful appeal to authority on almost any ...
  

• Pastoral sadness

  By Joe Chambers, ... - Jan 25
  An old adage says "A mother is only as happy as her saddest child."  As a father I know that to be true.  I have a son who is struggling with his ...
  

• Church to host an open house

  By Brad Bigler, The ... - Jan 11
  Over 14 months ago our church building was burned by arson.  From the first day, the outpouring of care from the community was incredible.  Many ...
  

• Hold on to the word of God

  By Brad Bigler, The ... - Dec 28
  Thousands of years ago a prophet during Old Testament times had a dream about our time. In this dream, he was walking in a barren wasteland.   ...
  

• The rewards of gardening

  By Aziz Junejo - May 23
  Summer gardening can be one of the many rewards of the season. Having already seeded my composted soil with the usual northwest favorites after ...
  

• The worship of work

  By Mark Smith, Mukilteo ... - May 09
  Daily work is truly a gift from God; it is not only a means to make a living, but lends meaning and purpose to our lives. We are indeed blessed if ...
  

• Worship is not about you

  By The Rev. Cynthia ... - Apr 25
  “The devil likes it when you skip church because he knows that dry people burn better.” Perhaps it’s not theologically or even politically correct ...
  

• Jesus carries our shame

  By Joe Chambers, ... - Apr 04
  We’ve all done something embarrassing: mustard on our chin from a juicy hamburger, a presentation with trousers unzipped, or something far more ...
  

• Interfaith dialogue for religious understandings

  By Aziz Junejo - Feb 29
  In the 1970s I experienced my very first interfaith dialogue when I invited Camp Brotherhood, an interfaith retreat center near Mount Vernon. It ...
  

• Sports: An American idol?

  By Mark Smith, Mukilteo ... - Feb 15
  Our culture is saturated with sports.  A whole section of the daily newspaper and entire weeklies are dedicated to reporting on them. Cable ...
  

• With snow came sabbath time

  By Rev. Cynthia Espeseth,... - Feb 01
  During the recent snowstorm, like almost everyone in the greater Seattle area, I was mostly homebound. Where I live we had at one point 11 inches ...
  

• How we relate to each other as spiritual practitioners – Part 2

  By Sal Barba, Ph.D. - Jan 18
  In this column I will concentrate on how we relate to our self as a spiritual practitioner. The question I am asking you to reflect upon is ...
  

• Embracing this life with new eyes

  By Kelsey Plummer, ... - Jan 04
  I’ve heard the saying, “You can tell a lot about a person by their …” shoes, or their dog, by the kind of car they drive, or what’s on their ...
  

• Are you giving any Christmas presence?

  By Mark Smith, Mukilteo ... - Dec 21
  So, what are you giving for Christmas this year?  Perhaps you are shopping for some people who seem to have everything. If you need ideas, it ...