SOW GuidesJul 31, 20213 minWhy ReWilding the Pastor's Soul Mattersby Rev Bryan Smith When I was trained as a clergy coach a decade ago, the instructor cited studies that showed pastors consistently...
SOW GuidesMay 28, 20206 minLet It Fall: Collapse and Ecological ConversionEssay by Rev. Matthew Syrdal May 28, 2020 I completely scrapped what I was going to write, when the Muse asked me this morning, What do...
-Mar 31, 20204 minSix FeetIt is a strange feeling to me - we who have lost nearly all ability to feel as a culture are now asked not to touch. “Stay six feet...
-Mar 30, 20203 minWhat the World Needs Now- Bryan Smith For over a year now, I have found myself being drawn into the story of Queen Esther of Persia. One day last spring, I woke...
-Mar 30, 20204 min危机 - A Dangerous Opportunity- Brian Stafford As many of us have heard, the Chinese character for the word “crisis” is made from the characters for danger and for...
-Mar 30, 20204 minBetrothed to the UnknownCould this be the collective Descent we’ve all been waiting for?
SOW GuidesMar 4, 20206 minWhat Do We Mean By "Seminary"?By Matt Syrdal Many people today are experiencing a very deep and very real grief. Accessing grief can be like unearthing strata entombed...
SOW GuidesJan 29, 20206 minWhat We Mean by the Word "Wild" The writer of Genesis wrote that "God saw everything that was created, and, behold, it was very good." The Hebrew word "tov" used here for "