Five things Friday roundup: Care and chocolate 1. Climate change Our friends in the Pacific Northwest recently experienced an extreme and historic heat wave that blanketed the area for over a week. Joanne Gallardo July 9, 2021
Five things Friday roundup: A Matter of Pride 1. B+ is fine The other day I was in a Zoom meeting with my cohort for a women in leadership program I am a Joanne Gallardo June 11, 2021
Five things Friday roundup: How to live as a child of God amidst late-stage capitalism 1. The audacity of rest These past few weeks have been busy ones for me, and I know I'm not alone in that. While a Joanne Gallardo May 7, 2021
Five things Friday roundup: Spring, Flowers, Soft breezes and Strawberries with Vinegar and Pepper Easter, and our first gathered service of outdoor worship, was a sign of hope for our congregation. Easter hymns, sung by worshipers in a large David and Leann Augsburger April 16, 2021
Five things Friday roundup: Called to deep empathy, creativity, service, and tastiness 1) Calls to go deep This Lenten season, our denominational Leader materials have been using this theme of “depth” to describe our various encounters with Joanne Gallardo March 12, 2021
Five things Friday roundup: A secret lent, a hidden spirituality, a private practice of devotion Last week conversations were dominated by the second impeachment trial of the president no longer in office, this week we return to daily issues of David and Leann Augsburger February 19, 2021
Five things Friday roundup: How to survive a coup 1) Attempted coup and you This week, like many of you, I watched the news as a violent mob of domestic terrorists attempted a coup Joanne Gallardo January 8, 2021
Five things Friday roundup: Not stockings by the hearth but boxes on the porch Christmas for 2020 is like no Christmas in our memories, and we are talking much about those who will not gather around tree or table, David and Leann Augsburger December 18, 2020
Five things Friday roundup: What to bake, read, watch, or experience during Advent 1) Christmas is coming! Being on the road to Advent, we wait with excitement for the coming of Christ. It's easy to skip over Advent Joanne Gallardo December 11, 2020
Five things Friday roundup: End tyranny, make casseroles A Midwestern approach to the election season and some of our closest relationships. Joanne Gallardo November 6, 2020
Five things Friday round up: Seeking Shalom in all things 1) Pumpkin Spice It's that time of year again. As a matter of fact, this time last year I talked about pumpkin spice for this Joanne Gallardo September 11, 2020
July recipe: Zucchini falafel burgers with green tahini sauce It’s burger time, and not just for meat lovers. We’re combining the summer’s bounty of zucchini with loads of herbs for a burger riff on Hungry Hounds July 20, 2020
