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First time…again?
“And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for the first time” ~ from T.S. Eliot’s “Little Gidding” from Four Quartets. As adults, so much of what we “know” of the Bible has been learned in settings that teach a “right way” of understanding. While this is not inherently a bad thing it does limit one’s understanding. If you have had the privilege of the initial moment of latching your…
Toward Sunday
We’re so grateful for Jackie Kortright’s leadership in worship on Sunday. We will continue our worship series this week called I Wonder… While Godly Play is our ministry with children, we have shared Godly Play with students at UC Davis and colleagues in various ministry settings. This worship series will be transformational for people of all ages as we wonder together about the stories of our Christian tradition through the lens of Godly Play. Outline for I Wonder… ▪May 31:…
Sunday School
My favorite Sunday school teacher was Bunny Matson. That was her real name. Bunny. She was born on Easter. Bunny welcomed us into our classroom at Clovis United Methodist Church. I was in 1st-3rd grade, if my memory is correct. She always smiled. She was sitting in a low chair with all of us. She greeted us by name and then I remember “doing art.” My favorite was something called “think and do.” There were egg cartons on the tables…
Paying attention to play.
“Theologians have been paying attention to play for a long time. Aquinas and Augustine wrote about it centuries ago. More recently, in the mid-20th century, Jürgen Moltmann’s Theology of Play created a short-lived stir by reframing play as a crucial aspect of our humanity, connecting play to human freedom. Moltmann suggested, contrary to those who view play as a way to pacify people and draw their attention away from the serious theological business of social transformation, that play (like art)…
Toward Sunday
We continue our worship series called I Wonder… this week at The Table. While Godly Play is our ministry with children, we have shared Godly Play with students at UC Davis and colleagues in various ministry settings. We hope this worship series will be transformational for people of all ages as we wonder together about the stories of our Christian tradition through the lens of Godly Play. Outline for I Wonder… ▪May 31: Godly Play Brought Me to Faith, a…
Toward Sunday
We’re thrilled to begin a new worship series this week called I Wonder… While Godly Play is our ministry with children, we have shared Godly Play with students at UC Davis and colleagues in various ministry settings. This worship series will be transformational for people of all ages as we wonder together about the stories of our Christian tradition through the lens of Godly Play. Outline for I Wonder… ▪May 31: Godly Play Brought Me to Faith, a Witness by…
Toward Sunday
We conclude our worship series Give Up Certainty for Lent: Live in the Parables of Jesus as we journey together this week through Holy Week. Please invite your Kitchen Table to join us… We will gather for a simple meal on Maundy Thursday from 6:00-7:15 pm in the Social Hall on April 17. This intergenerational worship service will weave music and prayer stations and the story of Jesus’ Last Supper through the lens of Godly Play. We will gather for a solemn remembering of Good Friday at…