During this season of Lent, our eyes are turned towards war. While we are not actively under attack, we bear witness to the dominion, subjugation, and exploitation of our fellow humans.We see the terror, the fight, the resilience, and the unknown. We ask ourselves seemingly unanswerable questions. We cry tears for wounds we can’t heal,…
As my hands change with age, I think about the hands that raised me. With stoic, Swedish charm, my grandfather would pull a carrot from the ground, wipe the dirt carelessly on his hip, and give it to me to eat. Memory corrodes over time and I swear that carrot was as big as a…
My least favorite part of learning to play the piano was music theory. While I didn’t mind sketching treble clefs and bass clefs, it was learning the terms and symbols that bored me to abandon the theory book on many afternoons. Avoiding the boring stuff worked until the day of my lesson and I’d be…
I believe in this community. The amount of love, inspiration, and hope that exists in and through us is powerful. There is no possible way we could have gotten to where we are without your generosity. Through showing up to make coffee, sharing our stream online, and financially supporting Neighborhood—all of it adds value to this…
In 2020, Priya Parker released her book, The Art of Gathering, in the midst of a global lockdown. As we were all canceling all the gatherings, she was releasing her work on how our gatherings make up collective meaning and connections over time. As someone who hosts gatherings regularly, I was curious about her thoughts and…
After significant calculation of the travel time of seismic waves, geophysicist and seismologist, Inge Lehmann published her research that the earth was made up of three layers. She noticed over time that seismic waves were bent, leading her to identify secondary and primary waves creating shadow zones behind the earth’s core. While she submitted these…
Today, I stopped and noticed a fly, dried up and clinging hopefully to my window screen. Usually, the bottom window track is the place to catch fly parts, but this death was unusual and I took notice. What happened here? While it seems reasonable that the fly tried to exit through the screen, why did…
Belonging – to be a part of. To fit just right in a space, bringing every part of YOU. Neighborhood Kids is opening back up in all of its fullness this coming Sunday, September 12th. Here’s your reminder that your children truly have a place to belong here – every single part of them. Some…
To belong is to be fully accepted exactly where you find yourself. Could be in a place of curiosity, grief, wonder, celebration, or “meh”, and all if it belongs. When you find belonging in a community, in God, and in oneself, the real you is never a threat. But what I observed is that way too…
Duluth Superior Pride Festival is happening September 4 at Bayfront Park in Duluth, MN and we would love to have you join us in celebrating all our friends and family in the LGBTQ+ community. We understand that there might be some people who don’t fully understand why we celebrate pride and what impact showing up…