Last night some Spirit Garage folks participated in an online creative night. We read poems for the pandemic and then spent time writing together and sharing those writings. There were three different sections with poems to share and writing prompts after: “What is different?” “Living in it” and “Finding Hope.”
What is a Triduum?
What is this fancy new word-triduum? Well, it isn’t exactly new… Definition of triduum: a period of three days of prayer usually preceding a religious feast day. The feast day […]
Baking the Bread
This blog post was written by Shelli Bakken, who often bakes communion bread for Spirit Garage. Thanks for sharing your stories and your bread, Shelli! Can I do that? I’ve […]
What is Restorative Justice?
Seward-Longfellow Restorative Justice is one of our Partners-in-Giving. We choose three partners every year at the annual meeting. These are the organizations that we share our offering with. This year, […]
Freedom Sunday: It starts with a conversation
The following post comes from Spirit Garage member Michael “Bear” Meyer, who is the champion for our Partner-in-giving, International Justice Mission: As a Christian I believe in the power of […]
Walking the Dogma!
Welcome to Summer! On June 3rd at Spirit Garage, we are starting a Summer theme we’re calling “Walking the Dogma.” Dogma: A principle or set of principles laid down by […]
Holy Week
This is Holy Week, the week when we descend into the depths; the last days of Jesus life. The week begins on a high, as he rides into Jerusalem—not on […]
Thirst, and Becoming Quenched
Throughout Lent we have been finding our way through Lent connecting to scripture with the poem Thirst, by Mary Oliver. I found my journey deepened this Lenten season by attending An […]
Lent
Lent Lent is a time of paying holy attention to the journey Jesus makes through his life to the cross. We get so wrapped up in our own lives, and […]
What is this Enneagram Stuff?
You may have seen an upcoming event called “Wine, Cheese and Wisdom: The Enneagram and Self-discovery” and thought to yourself, “Ennea-what?” Here is a brief description. The Basics: The enneagram […]