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03/30/2024

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03/28/2024

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  Approx. read time: 2:15 min. From my bus window I take in a sweeping view of the verdant Willamette Valley—wheat fields, vineyards, the sheep—as I travel to be with family. I have nearly two hours to do nothing but be present to this freedom of unstructured time. So I find myself recalling th...

02/19/2024

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  Approx. read time: 2:10 min. Ten years ago this week I bid adieu to my beloved Bijou. I watch, with mixed emotions, as she’s strapped to the back of Froggy’s Towing Truck. And I’ve never looked back. Not only have I never looked back, but I’ve fallen forward into new ways of being in... R...

02/13/2024

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  Approx. read time: 1:40 min. Looming large on my calendar is the start of Lent, a season that looms large on the soul. I think I should prepare, establish a rhythm or some practice to give me entry into this time of reflection and conversion of heart. And a phrase comes to me, which... Read more ...

01/29/2024

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  Approx. read time: 1.5 min Dear President Biden: The people of Gaza have endured over 100 days of ongoing genocide, with named victims exceeding 25,000. Over ten thousand children have been wantonly sacrificed, and those who survive undergo surgeries without anesthesia. Pregnant women lack necess...

12/08/2023

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Light in Darkness presented at Oregon Interfaith Hub’s Interfaith Winter Service, December 5, 2023 Approx. read time: 1:30 min. Winter comes. Days grow short. Sunlight is precious, and fleeting. The dormancy within mirrors the dormancy of Creation. I watch the last golden leaves fall toward soft E...

12/01/2023

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  Approx. read time: 1:00 min. “Wake up!” Jesus says repeatedly, of the socially and politically fraught times he lived in. “Be constantly on the watch!” he urges. “Stay awake!” If we’re paying attention, these words are the cue for this Advent season. But in our times, we resist bein...

11/18/2023

What to do when you're entrusted with great wealth? The parable of the Talents tells us: We ARE the wealth! We're the treasure! Catch my latest video:

The second of Jesus' three final parables in Matthew's Gospel reveals the rewards--or consequences--of the ways we invest the talents entrusted to us.Two of ...

11/11/2023

Ready to announce the arrival of the Honored One? Keep your lamps trimmed and burning. Catch and share my latest video!

The work of these ten young bridesmaids in Matthew's Gospel, Jesus says, is to announce the arrival of the long-awaited Honored One. But five of them fall as...

11/04/2023

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  Approx. read time: 1:45 min. The question rises with each new war, each new armoring up, each new political twist of fate: Which side am I on? The question is unhelpful and, frankly, exhausting. Taking sides has never solved anything. It only leads to entrenched warfare—verbal, emotional, ideol...

11/04/2023

These days are hard. The burden of human anguish weighs heavy on the heart. Which side am I on? Read my latest blog post, "Which side am I on?" at marysharonmoore.com.