Love Thy Neighborhood

Proper 18B

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For almost 20 years, my husband John and I lived in a CoHousing community in the San Francisco Bay Area. There are several CoHousing communities in the Portland metro area, so perhaps you have heard of them or even lived in one yourself. But in case the CoHousing concept is new to you, let me … Read the rest

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A Heart to Heal Hypocrisy

hypocrisyProper 17B

Sisters and brothers, let us “be doers of the word, not merely hearers.” Be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger; care for orphans and widows in their distress. Did you know that there are more than 100 imperatives in the Letter of James? The list may be long, but at least it’s finite. So the … Read the rest

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