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Category Archives: Pastor’s Blog

Nurse Wisdom from the ICU at OHSU (4.4.19)

“What brings you joy? That’s a question I love to ask patients. Hospitals can shrink [...]

Nurse Wisdom from the ICU at OHSU (4.3.19)

“Healing is not returning to the way things were before. Healing is allowing the trauma [...]

Nurse Wisdom from the ICU at OHSU (4.2.19)

“Being vulnerable and asking for help is not weakness. Gritting your teeth, clenching your fist [...]

Nurse Wisdom from the ICU at OHSU (4.1.19)

Nurse wisdom from the ICU at OHSU: “The machines and tubes, the alarms and jumbled [...]

Nurse Wisdom from the ICU at OHSU (3.31.19)

Perspective is everything. We do not see the world as it is. We see the [...]

We begin the journey of Lent

What’s the difference between a flute and a stick? The stick is full of itself. [...]

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

We finished the financial year of 2018 at essentially break-even for the year at $-2879 [...]

Introducing Rev. Kally Elliott & Some Additional Updates:

It is with great joy and excitement that I introduce Rev. Kally Elliott as our [...]

Why Do You Give to First Pres? Because Love…

Because love…100% of the Session has increased their annual financial commitments to First Presbyterian this [...]

Autumn: Trust The Seeds That Are Being Planted

Autumn is my favorite season of the year. My soul comes alive with the brilliance [...]

The Holy Prison of Lent

I spent 5 days with a group of peacemakers and activists from around the world [...]

In Shelter of Each Other

I spent 5 days of Robben Island where Nelson Mandela and many others were imprisoned. [...]