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On #Pentecost Sunday these are the dreams I dream:
I dream of a church that is a city of refuge and a shelter from the storm.
I dream of a church that is a pioneer in the way of peace and never again a chaplain to the masters of war.
I dream of a church that is a city of refuge and a shelter from the storm.
I dream of a church that is a pioneer in the way of peace and never again a chaplain to the masters of war.
I dream of a church that excels in contemplative practices and contemplative stances.
I dream of a church that is at home in God’s good world instead of huddled anxiously at the departure gate.
I dream of a church where faith and science are not at odds.
I dream of a church that is at home in God’s good world instead of huddled anxiously at the departure gate.
I dream of a church where faith and science are not at odds.
I dream of a church that is conservative because there are wisdom traditions worth preserving.
I dream of a church that is progressive because the journey is ongoing.
I dream of a church that is a viable alternative to soulless secularism.
I dream of a church that is progressive because the journey is ongoing.
I dream of a church that is a viable alternative to soulless secularism.
I dream of a church where my grandchildren’s grandchildren learn to love and follow Jesus.
I dream that maybe we’re still the early church.
I dream that the church of the distant future will kindly forgive our faults, for we too are people of our time.
I dream that maybe we’re still the early church.
I dream that the church of the distant future will kindly forgive our faults, for we too are people of our time.
I dream of a church in the distant future with technology I can’t imagine, but still practicing sacraments I immediately recognize. 
