My sweet sister sent me a new lens for my birthday. Nikon AF Micro Nikkor 60mm. Fun, fun. It'll take me a while to figure it out, but I love the possibilities. Just a few shots from around the house... Thanks, Jody...
Sunday Birthday
49 years old now, and everyone should have the privilege of being an interim preacher preaching on a Birthday Sunday. First service they sang Happy Birthday, second service they sang Happy Birthday (especially cool because the children brought balloons to me and led the singing), my life group sang Happy Birthday, and finally, the Elders …
Community Service
Ann McMurray dumping weeds, working hard. I spent the morning working at Kellogg Middle School in Shoreline. Mostly weeding, shoveling bark, talking theology with new and old friends, and shooting some photography of the event as we went. I was a little surprised by how fun it was to simply be out in the rain …
Quiet
Not many people came to the Taize service, but those who did got the rare treat of sitting quietly, the rushing world having stopped for a while. Candles, simple music, simple scripture, an old, old prayer, and then silence. During the spot labeled "long silence" in the program, I'd hoped to go as long as …
Day of Prayer
So today the nation prays. May 1, the National Day of Prayer, according to some. We are joining in at Northwest, though I'm sure our prayer time will be somewhat different than most. We're doing another Taize service, as we did on Good Friday. Quiet, dark, candles, repetitive, meditative music, and one pretty spectacular prayer …
JEFF BERRYMAN 