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Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Liv Larson Andrews

Liv Larson Andrews believes in the sensus lusus, or playful spirit. Liturgy, worship and faithful practice are at their best when accompanied with a wink, she says.

Protesting Torture: What’s in a sign?

On Monday, The Peace and Justice Action League of Spokane announced a protest calling for the prosecution of the two Spokane psychologists who designed and implemented the torture program of the CIA under President Bush.

The Hospitality of Darkness

The sun will go dark. The moon will not give light. The stars will fall and the heavenly powers will shake. Ah yes, the readings for early Advent.

Slaying the Keystone XL Pipeline Dragon

I believe there is another kind of dragon rising with the potential to kill and poison millions of children. In the legend of our own time, this dragon is named the Keystone XL Pipeline.

Shining St. Martin’s light in Spokane

The main activity for celebrating Martinmas is a lantern walk. We meet in Cannon Hill Park, the children bearing the lanterns they made in class, and everyone sings a simple song as we walk around the pond.

A Festival of Women Preachers

My grandmother Florence often called on Sunday afternoons during my pastoral internship. Without any introduction, she cut to the chase: preaching.

Spokane’s Sit/Lie Law: The Law of Undesirables

Last winter, city council passed legislation that expanded a law already on the books called the Sit/Lie Law, regarding people sitting or lying down on sidewalks. But in fact, the law is not about sitting or lying down. It's about being homeless.

A lyrical response to the Mainline Decline

Liturgical churches are in decline, The papers and the clergy whine.

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